Life-Threatening Hypocalcemia following Subtotal Parathyroidectomy in a Patient with Renal Failure and Previous Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery

Background. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) can result in calcium and vitamin D deficiency. Parathyroid surgery carries the risk of immediate and long-term hypocalcemia. Methods and Results. We describe a 54-year-old woman with history of end-stage renal disease and gastric bypass surgery who develo...

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Autores principales: Palal, Betsy, Sinsakul, Marvin, Reutrakul, Sirimon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3420727/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22937282
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/370583

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3420727/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22937282
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/370583

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