Case Report, Analg Resusc Curr Res Vol: 5 Issue: 2
Severe Hypocalcemia in a Patient of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis for Exploratory Laparotomy: A Stitch in Time Saves Nine!
Ajisha Aravindan, Priyankar K Datta* and Dalim K Baidya |
Department of Anesthesiology, Pain medicine & Critical Care, AIIMS, New Delhi, India |
Corresponding author : Priyankar K Datta Department of Anesthesiology, Pain medicine and Critical Care, Teaching Block, AIIMS, New Delhi-110029, India Tel: +919830771756 E-mail: priyankar.k.datta@gmail.com |
Received: August 29, 2016 Accepted: November 11, 2016 Published: November 16, 2016 |
Citation: Ajisha Aravindan, Priyankar K Datta, Dalim K Baidya (2016) Severe Hypocalcemia in a Patient of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis for Exploratory Laparotomy: A Stitch in Time Saves Nine!. Analg Resusc: Curr Res 5:2. doi: 10.4172/2324-903X.1000143 |
Abstract
Obstructive jaundice is seldom considered as a cause of hypocalcemia. We describe the unexpected detection of severe hypocalcemia in a case of primary sclerosing cholangitis presenting with acute abdomen for exploratory laparotomy.