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PARATHYROIDECTOMY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-04-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- parathyroidectomy
1, record 1, English, parathyroidectomy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Surgical removal of one or more parathyroid glands. 1, record 1, English, - parathyroidectomy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie ORL
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- parathyroïdectomie
1, record 1, French, parathyro%C3%AFdectomie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ablation chirurgicale d'une ou de plusieurs glandes parathyroïdes. 1, record 1, French, - parathyro%C3%AFdectomie
Record 1, Key term(s)
- opération de Mandl
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-03-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Bones and Joints
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hungry bone disease
1, record 2, English, hungry%20bone%20disease
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- hungry bone syndrome 2, record 2, English, hungry%20bone%20syndrome
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... transient hypocalcemia due to rapid uptake of extracellular calcium by bone that was demineralized by the effects of excess parathyroid hormone. 2, record 2, English, - hungry%20bone%20disease
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Finally, there are conditions in which bone formation is unmatched by bone resorption, leading to hypocalcemia by rapid deposition of calcium in bone. This is the mechanism underlying the hypocalcemia observed in the following situations : the "hungry bone disease" seen after successful parathyroidectomy in patients with hyperparathyroid bone disease... 3, record 2, English, - hungry%20bone%20disease
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The biphosphonates, a new class of bone resorption inhibitors, have been shown to be particularly safe so they result especially effective on controlling acute hypercalcemia and on preventing "hungry bone disease". (In Recenti Prog Med (ITALY) Apr 1993, 84 (4) p287-95, cited in data base.) 4, record 2, English, - hungry%20bone%20disease
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Os et articulations
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hypocalcémie par avidité osseuse
1, record 2, French, hypocalc%C3%A9mie%20par%20avidit%C3%A9%20osseuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En postopératoire peut exister une hypocalcémie par avidité osseuse qui s'observe plus fréquemment chez les sujets âgés ayant une carence en 25-OH-vitamine D, une fonction rénale "limite" et des phosphatases alcalines élevées; cette hypocalcémie nécessite un traitement vitaminocalcique. 1, record 2, French, - hypocalc%C3%A9mie%20par%20avidit%C3%A9%20osseuse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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