Parathyroidectomy
Parathyroid hormone is essential for nerves and muscles to work properly and for bones to be healthy. Parathyroidectomy often is done to treat overactive parathyroid glands, a condition called hyperparathyroidism (hi-pur-pair-uh-THIE-roy-diz-um). In many cases, only one of the parathyroid glands need to be removed to effectively treat ...