A Case of “Late” Postsurgical Hypoparathyroidism

Abstract EN

Introduction.

Postsurgical hypoparathyroidism normally occurs a short time after thyroid surgery in form of two clinical syndromes of different etiology and prognosis.

The first is transitory and might spontaneously recover within a few weeks or months.

The second is permanent and needs a definitive treatment.

Only few cases of hypoparathyroidism clinically evident after many years from surgery have been reported.

Case Report.

A case of hypoparathyroidism clinically evident only three and a half years after surgery is reported.

Our findings and review of a few cases reported by medical literature suggest the existence of a third form of postsurgical hypoparathyroidism, characterized by a late beginning.