Acute hypercalcemic crisis after an open heart operation.
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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Thorax-Herz-Gefäss Chirurgie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Federal Republic of Germany.
Herrmann
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Dralle
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology*; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*