title: [Osteomalacia after intestinal operations--therapeutic effect of calcitriol. Report of a case].
abstract: An 82-year-old woman, with clinically and histologically documented osteomalacia associated with a history of several gastrointestinal operations and malabsorption, was successfully treated with low dose calcitriol. Osteomalacia, with particular reference to the gastrointestinal type, and the role of vitamin D and its metabolites are discussed. Therapy with calcitriol is compared with conventional vitamin D treatment. Calcitriol should be considered in the treatment of osteomalacia induced by gastrointestinal disorders.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D010018:Osteomalacia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D002117:Calcitriol
vernacular_title: Osteomalazie nach intestinalen Operationen--Therapieeffekt von Calcitriol. Ein Fallbericht.