A Case of Severe Hypocalcemia Caused by Malabsorption Due to Partial Gastrectomy and Small Bowel Resection

A Case of Severe Hypocalcemia Caused by Malabsorption Due to Partial Gastrectomy and Small Bowel Resection

Objective: Calcium is an essential mineral involved in the functioning of nearly every human cell. Calcium levels are regulated by dietary absorption, vitamin D status, and parathyroid hormone (PTH). This report describes a patient in whom childhood bowel resection and partial gastrectomy resulted i...

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Main Authors: John O. Knight, MD, Lucia F. Cotten, MD, Thomas R. Ziegler, MD, Priyathama Vellanki, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:AACE Clinical Case Reports
Subjects:
achlorhydria
gastrectomy
hypocalcemia
malabsorption
small bowel resection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2376060521000523

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