Endocrine Abstracts

Parathyroidectomy for hyperparathyroidism can be complicated with development of Hungry Bone Syndrome (HBS), a constellation of profound hypocalcemia with hypomagnesemia and hypophosphatemia. The severity of this potential life-threatening condition is related to the extent of the parathyroid-mediated high-turnover bone disease. We present a case of a 59-year-old woman developing post-surgical HBS as a result of longstanding severe unrecognized primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP...