Hypocalcaemic seizures following gastrectomy

✍ Scribed by L. S. Taitz; J. K. H. Wales; L. Spitz

• Book ID: 104777229
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1983
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 275 KB
• Volume: 141
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0340-6997
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00445665

✦ Synopsis

Two cases of hypocalcaemia following removal of the CASE] CASE 2 stomach due to complications of surgery for tracheo-oeso-~,5] 2.5~ E I 2.0 phageal anomalies are reported. In both instances grand real ~ 2.0 seizures were the presenting features with radiological and 5 15 ~ 1.5 biochemical evidence of rickets. Both children had elevated ~ 10 ~.0] v~t 0.2000u blood parathyroid hormone levels. The bone changes, hypo-~ ~ ~ ~a,~ora,y calcaemia and symptoms responded to parenteral vitamin D 3, 0.5 C~tdferor 300, 000~ ~m. a 05 L therapy. Sub total gastrectomy is arare event in infancy and ~ ~ 3 4 5 6 ~ ~ 3 4 consequently no previous cases of vitamin D lack has been W~ek~ W~ek~ recorded as a complication of gastric surgery in this age group.