Editing Parathyroidectomy (section)

==Complications==
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While mild hypocalcemia is common after partial parathyroidectomy, some people experience persistently prolonged low calcium levels. This is called '''hungry bone syndrome'''. Despite the reactivation of unresected parathyroid glands producing normal to elevated levels of PTH, serum calcium continues to be low. The balance between calcium influx and efflux within the bone continues to be disrupted, favoring the former. The bone is said to be "hungry" as it consumes minerals without regard to PTH; calcium, magnesium, and phosphate continue to be deposited into the bones, resulting in hypocalcemia, hypomagnesemia, and hypophosphatemia. Prolonged calcium supplementation may be required. Hungry bone syndrome is particularly common in people who are on long-term regular dialysis.<ref name=Lau2018/><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Jain |first1=Nishank |last2=Reilly |first2=Robert F. |title=Hungry bone syndrome |journal=Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension |date=July 2017 |volume=26 |issue=4 |pages=250–255 |doi=10.1097/MNH.0000000000000327 |pmid=28375869|s2cid=4630106 }}</ref>