Simultaneous Kidney and Parathyroid Transplantation in the Management of Genetic Hypoparathyroidism in a Child
Background. Genetically determined hypoparathyroidism can lead to life-threatening episodes of hypocalcemia and, more rarely, to end-stage kidney disease at a young age. Parathyroid allotransplantation is the only curative treatment, and in patients already receiving immunosuppression for kidney tra...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2022-04-01
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Series: | Transplantation Direct |
Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000001284 |