A Case of Hungry Bone Syndrome after Removal of a Parathyroid Adenoma.
- Author:
Bon Seok KOO
1
;
Jong Lyel ROH
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Cancer Research Institute, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. rohjl@cnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Parathyroidectomy;
Hypocalcemia;
Parathyroid hormone
- MeSH:
Adenoma;
Adult;
Calcium;
Humans;
Humerus;
Hypocalcemia;
Parathyroid Glands;
Parathyroid Hormone;
Parathyroid Neoplasms*;
Parathyroidectomy
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2005;48(4):532-534
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
One of the common complications of parathyroid surgery is the development of postoperative hypocalcemia. Hypocalcemia may result from the redistribution of serum calcium as well as the insufficient supply of parathyroid hormone from the parathyroid tissues remaining after the parathyroidectomy. Hungry bone syndrome is postoperative hypocalcemia that takes place due to rapid redistribution of serum calcium to the bone and requires a long-term medical management. We have experienced a 34-year-old man who presented brown tumor in the left humerus and developed hungry bone syndrome after resection of a parathyroid gland adenoma. We report this case with a review of the literature.
