Hypocalcemia as an important differential diagnosis in patients suffering from stridor following thyroidectomy

Hypocalcemia as an important differential diagnosis in patients suffering from stridor following thyroidectomy

It is essential to consider hypocalcemia as a cause of stridor, especially following postoperative thyroidectomy, as hypocalcemia secondary to hypoparathyroidism is an important differential diagnosis. Advances in intraoperative technology to optimize the vascularization of the parathyroid glands ca...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical case reports 2021-01, Vol.9 (1), p.470-472
Hauptverfasser: Nitschke, Christine, Ghadban, Tarek, Izbicki, Jakob, Grotelüschen, Rainer
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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acute medicine
Case Report
Case Reports
Dyspnea
Endocrine system
endocrinology and metabolic disorders
general surgery
Hematoma
Hypocalcemia
Patients
Surgery
Thyroidectomy
Ultrasonic imaging
Vitamin D
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Zusammenfassung:It is essential to consider hypocalcemia as a cause of stridor, especially following postoperative thyroidectomy, as hypocalcemia secondary to hypoparathyroidism is an important differential diagnosis. Advances in intraoperative technology to optimize the vascularization of the parathyroid glands can help to predict and prevent patients from a postoperative hypoparathyroidism.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.3559