Profound hypocalcemia after near-total thyroidectomy in a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patient

American Surgeon

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Salinger, Eric M ^a   Moore, John T ^a  

^a Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRATE CALCIUM; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THIAMAZOLE; VITAMIN D;

CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; LETTER; RISK FACTOR; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; STOMACH BYPASS; THYROIDECTOMY; TOXIC GOITER; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 77950394598     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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