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Hypophosphatemia in a pediatric patient after major hepatic resection
R Findling1, J W Foreman, T M Krummel
1Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond 23298.
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
|November 1, 1989
Abstract:
Hypophosphatemia was noted in a 20-month-old infant following major hepatic resection. The hypophosphatemia appeared to be related in part to renal wasting of phosphate, although this condition was transient. Prompt recognition and treatment prevented serious sequelae of this disorder.