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Predictive Factors for Early Postoperative Hypocalcemia After Surgery for Primary Hyperparathyroidism [PDF]

Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, 2009
The purpose of this study was to identify patients at risk for hypocalcemia after parathyroid surgery. The charts of 99 patients who underwent parathyroid surgery over a 2-year period using a rapid intraoperative parathyroid hormone (IOPTH) assay were retrospectively reviewed.
Shawn, Steen, Brandon, Rabeler, Tammy, Fisher, David, Arnold   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Stricturing Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract—Current Clinical Practice

JGH Open, Volume 10, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Gastrointestinal stricture can occur in the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, and anorectum. Most of the strictures are benign. The prevalence of esophageal strictures (ES) secondary to eosinophilic esophagitis has increased. Pyloric stenosis (PS) is rarely seen in clinical practice.
Monjur Ahmed
wiley   +1 more source

Eucalcemic Parathyroid Hormone Elevation After Parathyroidectomy for Primary Sporadic Hyperparathyroidism: Risk Factors, Trend, and Outcome [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Patients with eucalcemic parathyroid hormone elevation (ePTH) after parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) may be at risk of recurrence.
Brian Hung-Hin Lang, Ian Yu-Hong Wong, Kai Pun Wong, Chung-Yau Lo   +3 more
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Prediction of the Outcome of Postoperative Hypocalcemia in Graves' Disease.

Endocrinologia Japonica, 1992
Symptomatic hypocalcemia sometimes follows subtotal thyroidectomy for Graves' disease. Irreversible damage to the parathyroids contributes to permanent hypocalcemia and the mechanism for a transient hypocalcemia is thought to be different from that of a permanent one.
T, Murakami, J, Tajiri, S, Noguchi, N, Murakami, R, Kato, Y, Taniguchi, Y, Ohta   +6 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Parathyroid Hormone Sampling From the Anterior Jugular Vein Versus Peripheral Vein After Total Thyroidectomy

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 195-201, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Background To determine if anterior jugular vein sampling (AJVS) is non‐inferior to peripheral venous sampling (PVS) for measuring intraoperative parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels following total thyroidectomy. Methods This was a prospective non‐inferiority trial conducted at a tertiary academic medical center.
Noel M. Phan, Keva Li, Eleni A. Varelas, Caleb J. Fan, Raymond L. Chai   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acquired heart block: A possible complication of patent ductus arteriosus in a preterm infant [PDF]

, 2008
A large patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a frequently encountered clinical problem in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. It leads to an increased pulmonary blood flow and in a decreased or reversed diastolic flow in the systemic circulation ...
Andreas Holzinger, Baylen B, Bucci G, Christoph Döhlemann, Evans N, Georg Münch, Griffin JH, Hans-Georg Dietz, Holger Till, Limperopoulos C, Mendicini M, Monika Grasser, Rashmi Mittal, Skelton R, Walther FJ   +14 more
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Acute Intestinal Obstruction Caused by Dual‐Component Metastasis From Combined Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Rare Case and Literature Review

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This case report describes a 75‐year‐old male patient who was admitted due to acute intestinal obstruction. The patient had a history of small cell lung cancer. Emergency surgery pathology confirmed the presence of primary composite small cell lung cancer with rare independent dual component metastasis: The colonic lesion was metastatic poorly
Wei Jiang, Xiaohui Zhou, Xizhang Zhu
wiley   +1 more source

Escherichia coli‐Associated Infectious Aortitis Complicated by Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Diverticulitis Treated With Covered Endovascular Reconstruction of the Aortic Bifurcation

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Infectious aortitis caused by Escherichia coli is exceedingly rare and associated with high mortality. We report a 76‐year‐old man presenting with nonspecific abdominal symptoms and E. coli bacteremia, complicated by an infrarenal eccentric saccular abdominal aortic aneurysm and diverticulitis.
Ching‐Chou Pai, Ya‐Ting Chuang, Hua‐Yu Lin, Tao‐An Chen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hipocalcemia clínica tras cirugía de tiroides experiencia en el Hospital Carlos Andrade Marín durante el 2014 [PDF]

, 2015
Hypocalcemia is the most frequent complication when total thyroidectomy is made, with a increased hospital stay and cost per patient. Find risk factors and earlier supplementation with ionic calcium is the goal for those patients that will develop a ...
Herrera Baldeón, Juan Marcelo
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Year in review 2011: Critical Care – neurocritical care [PDF]

, 2012
Contributions from the neurosciences to Critical Care in 2011 covered an array of topics. We learned about potential biomarkers for, and the effect of cerebral oxygen metabolism on, delirium, in addition to treatment of the latter.
Diringer, Michael N, Keyrouz, Salah G
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