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Marius C Florescu,1 KM Monirul Islam,2 Troy J Plumb,1 Sara Smith-Shull,3 Jennifer Nieman,3 Prasanti Mandalapu11Nephrology Department, 2Institute of Public Health, 3Department of Pharmacy, The Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USABackground: Data on the risk factors and clinical course of hungry bone syndrome are lacking in dialysis and renal transplant patients who undergo parathyroidectomy. In this study, we aimed to assess the risks and clinical course of hungry bone syndrome and calcium repletion after parathyroidectomy in dialysis and renal transplant patients.Methods: We performed a retrospective review of parathyroidectomies performed at The Nebraska Medical Center.Results: We identified 41 patients, ie, 30 (73%) dialysis and eleven (27%) renal transplant patients. Dialysis patients had a significantly higher pre-surgery intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH, P |
