Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Hypoparathyroidism is a rare endocrine disease with low calcium and insufficient parathyroid hormone levels. In most cases it is caused by thyroid surgery. The objective of this retrospective cohort study was to evaluate if the typical therapy regimens of postsurgical hypoparathyroidism with calcitriol have a negative effect on renal function. Methods: We performed a chart analysis of patients that were seen in a tertiary care hospital in Bru...