Table 6.

Management of persistent hypercalcemia after initial parathyroidectomy at last follow-up.

Variables	Normocalcemia (N=78)	Persistent hypercalcemia (N=22)
Persistent hypercalcemia at last follow-up		17 (observation due to mild hypercalcemia) 1 (reoperation for a missing parathyroid gland)
Transition from hypercalcemia to normocalcemia at last follow-up		2 (cinacalcet) 1 (reoperation for a missing parathyroid gland) 1 (reoperation for an ectopic parathyroid at right level 3)
Recurrent hypercalcemia at last follow-up	1 (observation due to mild hypercalcemia)