Acute hypercalcemic crisis after an open heart operation.

Siclari, F; Herrmann, G; Dralle, H · Ann Thorac Surg · 1990

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Acute hyperparathyroidism developed in a previously normocalcemic 64-year-old woman during the first week after a coronary operation. Prolonged QT interval in the electrocardiogram and hypercalcemia were documented on the fourth postoperative day. Neck exploration on the fifth postoperative day revealed a lower right parathyroid adenoma. Parathyroidectomy resulted in rapid and dramatic improvement of the clinical picture and normalization of laboratory values.

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