Patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) have a high prevalence of simple kidney cysts, an Italian study found.
The study included 172 PHPT patients and 210 age- and sex-matched healthy controls who underwent abdominal ultrasound examinations.
The prevalence of simple kidney cysts was 34.9% in the PHPT group vs. 16.2% in the control group, according to a report in the Journal of Endocrinological Investigation (2009; published online ahead of print).
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