Patient Care
Benefits of carbon-11-choline (11C-choline) positron emission tomography/computerized tomography (PET/CT) over traditional imaging in the treatment of parathyroid adenomas include greater speed and accuracy and a lower radiation dose.
Kristen M. Gonzales, M.D., and Vinaya Simha, M.B.B.S., M.D., discuss the genotypic and phenotypic diversity of familial partial lipodystrophy and associated metabolic abnormalities and comorbidities, plus standard management approaches.
Anupam Kotwal, M.B.B.S., and Robert A. Wermers, M.D., discuss a case that adds to the body of knowledge about autosomal recessive hypophosphatemic rickets (ARHR) type 2 in adults.
The Mayo Clinic Pediatric Fertility Preservation Program offers both ovarian and testicular tissue cryopreservation to children under Institutional Review Board-approved research protocols.
Mayo Clinic's Nutrition Support Service provides recommendations about whether patients require nutrition support and, if so, which route — gastric or jejunal tube feeding or parenteral nutrition — is optimal.
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