Influence of Parathyroidectomy on Sleep Quality in Primary Hyperparathyroidism.

We investigated the impact of parathyroidectomy on sleep quality in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT). Thirty consecutive patients with pHPT were enrolled in the study within 1 year. pHPT was diagnosed by typical symptoms accompanied by an elevated level of parathormone.

Super obesity is not necessarily a contraindication to deep inferior epigastric perforator flap breast reconstruction.

The deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap is widely recognised as a safe and reliable flap for use as a first-choice option in autologous tissue breast reconstruction. Patients with obesity represent a challenging group for autologous breast reconstruction, as they are at increased risk of developing major and minor complications in comparison with patients with normal weight. We report a 59-year-old woman with super obesity, who presented to our department with right breast skin necrosis after implant reconstruction following mastectomy for right breast cancer.

Temporal artery biopsy in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis: Bigger is not always better.

Objective: Accurate early giant cell arteritis (GCA) diagnosis can be established through temporal artery biopsy (TAB). We herein investigate the relationship between specimen length and positive TAB result in a tertiary-care hospital in Germany during a 8-year period. Secondarily, we studied the relationships of specific epidemiological and laboratory parameters with positive TABs.