Living-donor parathyroid allotransplantation for therapy-refractory postsurgical persistent hypoparathyroidism in a nontransplant recipient – three year results: a case report

Ayman Agha,Marcus N. Scherer,Christian Moser,Thomas Karrasch,C. Girlich,Fabian Eder,E.M. Jung,Hans Juergen Schlitt,Andreas Schaeffler

Living-donor parathyroid allotransplantation for therapy-refractory postsurgical persistent hypoparathyroidism in a nontransplant recipient – three year results: a case report

2016

Ayman Agha
Marcus N. Scherer
Christian Moser
Thomas Karrasch
C. Girlich
Fabian Eder
E.M. Jung
Hans Juergen Schlitt
Andreas Schaeffler

Background Therapy-refractory persistent hypoparathyroidism after extensive neck surgery is a rare but severe complication. Parathyroid allotransplantation may represent a definitive treatment option.

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Surgery
Refractory
Medicine
Parathyroid hormone
Thyroidectomy
Neck dissection
Hypoparathyroidism
Complication
Allotransplantation
Immunosuppression
Carcinoma

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