Epidemiology and mortality among dialysis patients with parathyroidectomy: Taiwan 
National Cohort Study.

Conclusions: Higher PTx rates were found in dialysis 
patients who were female and younger, did not have DM, were on peritoneal dialysis and had HTN. Advanced age was associated with a higher mortality after PTx.
PMID: 24284525 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Nephrology)