Acta Med. 2017, 60: 85-88
https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2017.99
Parathyroidectomy in Hyperparathyroidism-Associated Calciphylaxis in End-Stage Renal Disease Should be Prompt and Radical – a Case Report with Two Original Therapeutic Modifications and Successful Outcome
Sylvie Dusilová Sulkováa,b
, Jiří Horáčeka,c, Eva Vykoukalovád, Roman Šafráneka,b, Alena Maláb, Vladimír Paličkae
, Jiří Horáčeka,c, Eva Vykoukalovád, Roman Šafráneka,b, Alena Maláb, Vladimír Paličkae
aAcademic Department of Internal Medicine, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
bHaemodialysis Centre, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
c4th Department of Internal Medicine – Haematology, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
dInternal Medicine Centre, Regional Hospital Liberec, Czech Republic
eInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry and Diagnostics, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Received June 23, 2017
Accepted July 20, 2017
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