Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Post-surgical hypoparathyroidism (PSHP) is a frequent complication following ENT surgery. Some patients with head/neck cancers require enteral nutrition (EN) due to dysphagia, mucositis after radiotherapy or chemotherapy, or post-surgical anatomical complications. Formulas of calcitriol are not suitable to be administered via enteral feeding tubes, and side effects of systemic antineoplastic treatment (nausea, vomiting) make calcium and phosphate serum levels dif...