Hypercalcaemic Crisis: Immediate Parathyroidectomy and Intraoperative Intravenous Calcium Infusion Improves Outcome
The hypercalcaemic crisis of hyperparathyroidism is an endocrine emergency that is invariably fatal if untreated. Despite emergency parathyroidectomies to treat hypercalcaemic crisis, mortality rates remain high. The rapid decline of serum calcium levels after removal of an adenoma and its adverse e...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2007-07-01
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| Series: | Asian Journal of Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958408600184 |