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Acute hypercalcemic crisis after an open heart operation
F Siclari1, G Herrmann, H Dralle
1Thorax-Herz-Gefäss Chirurgie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Federal Republic of Germany.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|November 1, 1990
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.