Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 211, Issue 1 , Pages 49-54 , July 2010

Postoperative Calcium Requirements in 6,000 Patients Undergoing Outpatient Parathyroidectomy: Easily Avoiding Symptomatic Hypocalcemia

Presented at the American College of Surgeons 95th Annual Clinical Congress, Chicago, IL, October 2009.

Received 2 January 2010 ,Revised 13 March 2010 ,Accepted 18 March 2010.

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PII: S1072-7515(10)00223-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.03.019

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 211, Issue 1 , Pages 49-54 , July 2010

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