ea0081p298 | Calcium and Bone | ECE2022
Saponaro Federica
, Ronca Francesca
, Dettori Cristina
, Frascarelli Sabina
, Di Buono Giulia
, Giacomelli Silvia
, Chiellini Grazia
, Scalese Marco
, Cetani Filomena
, Marcocci Claudio
, Zucchi Riccardo
Introduction: Hypoparathyroidism (HypoPT) is a rare endocrine disease which is characterized by hypocalcaemia and undetectable or inappropriately low serum parathyroid hormone (PTH). Post-surgical HypoPT (PS-HypoPT) is the most common cause, caused by accidental parathyroid removal/injury during neck surgery. Conventional therapy with calcium and vitamin D analogues does not restore calcium homeostasis and patients with chronic PS-HypoPT complain with several complications. Fr...