Ya-Ling Tai, Hsin-Yi Shen, Wei-Hsuan Nai, Jen-Fen Fu, I-Kuan Wang, Chien-Chang Huang, Cheng-Hao Weng, Cheng-Chia Lee, Wen-Hung Huang, Huang-Yu Yang, Ching-Wei Hsu, Tzung-Hai Yen
INTRODUCTION: Data on the incidence rates of hungry bone syndrome after parathyroidectomy in patients on dialysis are inconsistent, as the published rates vary from 15.8% to 92.9%. METHODS: Between 2009 and 2019, 120 hemodialysis patients underwent parathyroidectomy for secondary hyperparathyroidism at the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. The patients were stratified into two groups based on the presence (n = 100) or absence (n = 20) of hungry bone syndrome after parathyroidectomy...
January 31, 2023: Hemodialysis International