Recalcitrant hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy and bariatric surgery.

CONCLUSIONS: Physicians and surgeons need to be aware of this complication and take measures to identify and prevent it, and patients should be informed. In this patient population, calcium levels should be closely monitored and early calcium and vitamin D spplementation should be initiated preemptively. PMID: 29727125 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29727125?dopt=Abstract

Source: B-ENT - May 9, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: B-ENT Source Type: research