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Indian Journal of Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volume  11, Issue 3, July – September 2024, Pages 147-149
 

Case Report

Regional Anaesthesia for Parathyroidectomy-Expanding the Horizon

Anju Teresa Joseph1, Firoz Khan2

1,2 Senior Resident, Department of Anaesthesiology, Travancore Medical College Hospital, Kollam 691020, Kerala, India
 

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DOI: http: //dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijaa.2349.8471.11324.6

Abstract

A 75-year-old lady, weighing 23kg, presented with midshaft fracture of left humerus. She had cervical and thoracic kyphoscoliosis, with multiple level cervical IVDP. On further evaluation, hypercalcaemia due to right inferior parathyroid adenoma was found. After initial medical management, she was planned for right inferior parathyroidectomy under general anesthesia. Considering the inherent high risk and lack of consent for general anesthesia, the patient underwent right inferior parathyroidectomy and right hemithyroidectomy under bilateral superficial cervical plexus block. Postoperatively, hungry bones syndrome was managed with intravenous calcium infusions and she was discharged on 8th postoperative day.
 


Keywords : Primary hyperparathyroidism; kyphoscoliosis; superficial cervical plexus block.
Corresponding Author : Anju Teresa Joseph