A Case of Hungry Bone Syndrome after Parathyroidectomy in Patient with Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism and Hemodialysis Patient / 대한내분비외과학회지
Korean Journal of Endocrine Surgery
;
: 24-28, 2005.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-41901
ABSTRACT
Hyperparathyroidism is a common finding in patients with chronic renal failure. Among the hyperparathyroidism, tertiary hyperparathyroidism, which is secreting parathyroid hormone autonomously in spite of hypercalcemia. Sometimes it requires surgical intervention due to not only symptomatic hypercalcemia, but also longstanding asymptomatic hypercalcemia. Hungry bone syndrome was known to be developed due to extensive re-mineralization of skeleton after parathyroidectomy. It is characteristic of persistent hypocalcemia, hypophosphatemia and often with tetany. The patient's condition improved without complication after the calcium chloride and calcium carbonate administration. We report a case of hungry bone syndrome developed after parathyroidectomy in patient with tertiary hyperparathyroidism and chronic renal failure.
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Main subject:
Parathyroid Hormone
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Skeleton
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Tetany
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Calcium Carbonate
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Calcium Chloride
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Parathyroidectomy
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Renal Dialysis
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Hypophosphatemia
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Hypercalcemia
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Hyperparathyroidism
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Endocrine Surgery
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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