Hipocalcemia: complicación en cirugía endocrino-metabólica: a propósito de un caso / Hypocalcemia: complication in surgery endrocrine-metabolica: a purpose of a case
Cuad. cir
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26(1): 21-26, 2012. ilus
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: lil-721843
RESUMEN
La hipocalcemia es una complicación metabólica común en la tiroidectomía total y en el bypass gástrico. El mecanismo que la provoca es diferente en ambas entidades clínicas. La incidencia de esta complicación es variable, la presentación clínica es inespecífica y el manejo farmacológico no está estandarizado. Se presenta el caso clínico de una paciente de 40 años, a la cual se le realizaron ambas cirugías con el desarrollo de hipocalcemia sintomática post-operatoria.
ABSTRACT
Hypocalcemia is a common metabolic complications in total thyroidectomy and gastric bypass. The mechanism that causes it is different in both clinical entities. The incidence of this complication is variable, the clinical presentation is nonspecific and pharmacological management is not standardized. A case report of a patient of 40 years which were performed both surgeries with the development of postoperative symptomatic hypocalcemia.
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Main subject:
Thyroidectomy
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Gastric Bypass
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Hypocalcemia
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Cuad. cir
Journal subject:
General Surgery
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Base Valdivia/CL
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Universidad Austral de Chile/CL
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