[Combination of toxic multinodular goiter and primary hyperparathyroidism with rare ectopia of parathyroma].

A well-known feature of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is possible ectopic localization of parathyroid adenoma that can significantly complicate diagnostic process. Ectopia in the aortic window is extremely rare and accounts only 1% of ectopic parathyroid adenomas in the mediastinum and 0.24% among all parathyroid adenomas.

[Current approach to the diagnosis and treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism].

Aim: To optimize diagnosis and surgical treatment of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.

Material And Methods: Retrospective comparative analysis of diagnosis and surgical treatment included 444 patients who were treated at the specialized department of endocrine surgery of Pirogov National Medical Surgical Center in 2012-2017. Archival materials and electronic databases of the clinic were applied.

Risk factors and prognosis of voice disorders after surgical treatment of thyroid and parathyroid diseases.

Aim: To analyze risk factors and prognosis of voice disorders after surgical treatment of thyroid and parathyroid diseases.

Material And Methods: There were 1272 patients who were operated in the endocrine surgery department for the period from January 1, 2016 to April 30, 2017. We studied the incidence of VF paresis, VF paralysis, and persistent dysphonia as clinical outcomes.

[Experience of hyperbaric oxygenation treatment of a patrient with acute hypobaropathy].

Five sessions of computerized hyperbaric oxygenation treatment resulted in complete recovery of a patient with acute hypobaropathy developed after a 4-day ascent onto m. Kailas (4800 m) in the Tibet.