Endocrine Abstracts

Case history: We present the case of a 64 year old gentleman diagnosed with hypoparathyroidism following presentation with acute hypocalcemia post thoracic aneurysm surgery for aortic dissection. The etiology was felt to be a complication of thoracic surgery with possible disruption of blood supply to the parathyroid glands.Deeper investigation at a subsequent review revealed persistent hypocalcaemia predating surgery by over 10 years. This was on the ba...