"Parathyroid Glands" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Two pairs of small oval-shaped glands located in the front and the base of the NECK and adjacent to the two lobes of THYROID GLAND. They secrete PARATHYROID HORMONE that regulates the balance of CALCIUM; PHOSPHORUS; and MAGNESIUM in the body.
| Descriptor ID |
D010280
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A06.407.560
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| Concept/Terms |
Parathyroid Glands- Parathyroid Glands
- Gland, Parathyroid
- Glands, Parathyroid
- Parathyroid Gland
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Parathyroid Glands" by people in this website by year, and whether "Parathyroid Glands" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Parathyroid Glands" by people in Profiles.
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Objectively measured cognitive dysfunction in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism improves after parathyroidectomy. Surgery. 2024 01; 175(1):161-165.
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Intraoperative Identification of Thyroid and Parathyroid Tissues During Human Endocrine Surgery Using the MasSpec Pen. JAMA Surg. 2023 10 01; 158(10):1050-1059.
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Editorial Comment: Value-Added Assessment for Parathyroid Adenomas on Routine CT Examinations. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2023 Aug; 221(2):226.
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Etiology and Pathophysiology of Hypoparathyroidism: A Narrative Review. J Bone Miner Res. 2022 12; 37(12):2586-2601.
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Evaluation of risk factors, long-term outcomes, and immediate and delayed autotransplantation to minimize postsurgical hypoparathyroidism in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1): A retrospective cohort study. Surgery. 2022 05; 171(5):1240-1246.
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One hundred and one consecutive transoral endoscopic parathyroidectomies via the vestibular approach for PHPTH: a worldwide multi-institutional experience. Surg Endosc. 2022 07; 36(7):4821-4827.
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Thyroid and Parathyroid Imaging. Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2021 08; 31(3):xiii-xiv.
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Transoral endocrine surgery: Considerations for adopting a new technique. J Surg Oncol. 2020 Jul; 122(1):36-40.
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American Head and Neck Society Endocrine Surgery Section update on parathyroid imaging for surgical candidates with primary hyperparathyroidism. Head Neck. 2019 07; 41(7):2398-2409.
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Response to Letter to the Editor: "Pro-FHH: A Risk Equation to Facilitate the Diagnosis of Parathyroid-Related Hypercalcemia". J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2019 02 01; 104(2):463-464.