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Year : 2018 | Volume
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Redefining hypocalcemia for surgeons
Karthik K Prasad, Debanshu Bhaduri, Manish S Bhatia
Department of Surgical Oncology, M. N. Budhrani Cancer Institute, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Karthik K Prasad M. N. Budhrani Cancer Institute, 7-9 Koregaon Park, Pune - 411 001, Maharashtra India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/jco.jco_1_18
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Hypocalcemia is a well-known complication of parathyroidectomy. Although biochemical hypocalcemia denotes serum levels of total calcium below the lower limit of the reference range, symptoms of hypocalcemia occur even with normal/high calcium levels in postparathyroidectomy patients. Understanding the pathophysiology of hypocalcemia, rather than just treating the biochemical parameters, is more important in the management of these patients.
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