Attention to the diagnosis and treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism        LIAO Quan, ZHAO Yu-pei. Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medicine Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
Corresponding author: ZHAO Yu-pei, E-mail: zhao8028@263.net
Abstract    Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is the most common cause of hypercalcemia, which can cause osteoporosis, kidney stones, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and neuropsychiatric symptoms. However, the clinical presentation of PHPT has changed and is mild or asymptomatic in up to 80 % of patients in Western countries. The procedure of diagnosis and localization for PHPT includes clinical examination, laboratory test and imaging techniques. Parathyroidectomy is the initial treatment choice for clinically symptomatic PHPT patients. The management of mild and asymptomatic PHPT patients should select surgical or conservative approach according to individualization principle.