TY - JOUR
T1 - Persistent recalcitrant hypocalcemia following total thyroidectomy
T2 - A management challenge
AU - Ballal, Devesh Sanjeev
AU - Tejaswy, Kapil
AU - Shetty, Deviprasad
AU - Rodrigues, Gabriel
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - Hypocalcemia is the most common complication following total thyroidectomy and could be due to direct injury or ischemic damage to parathyroid glands during surgery. Hypocalcemia adds significantly to hospital stay and cost of hospitalisation. While there are numerous proposed treatment algorithms for post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia, there are no universally accepted standard guidelines or treatment algorithms available. We present a case of prolonged recalcitrant hypocalcemia post-total thyroidectomy, requiring hospitalisation for more than a month, to illustrate the practical problems we faced during management of this patient.
AB - Hypocalcemia is the most common complication following total thyroidectomy and could be due to direct injury or ischemic damage to parathyroid glands during surgery. Hypocalcemia adds significantly to hospital stay and cost of hospitalisation. While there are numerous proposed treatment algorithms for post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia, there are no universally accepted standard guidelines or treatment algorithms available. We present a case of prolonged recalcitrant hypocalcemia post-total thyroidectomy, requiring hospitalisation for more than a month, to illustrate the practical problems we faced during management of this patient.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85030179952
SN - 1813-3339
VL - 29
SP - 28
EP - 31
JO - Malta Medical Journal
JF - Malta Medical Journal
IS - 2
ER -