Article Outline

Pancreatic Surgery

Preoperative Considerations

Intraoperative Considerations

Postoperative Considerations

Parathyroid Surgery

Preoperative Considerations - Chronic kidney disease, Adenoma versus hyperplasia, Pretreatment with calcitriol (prevent hypocalcemia), Pretreatment with bisphosphonate (prevent “hungry bone syndrome”)

Urolithiasis and Urinary Tract Infections

Postoperative Considerations - Persistent or recurrent hypercalcemia; Management of hypocalcemia: acute and subacute / chronic

Adrenal Surgery

Adrenal-dependent hyperadrenocorticism

Pheochromocytoma

Preoperative Considerations 

Arrhythmias and Hypertension

Risks of Surgery - Hemorrhage; Caval invasion (tumor, thrombi); Thromboembolism

Postoperative Considerations - Thromboembolism; Hypoadrenocorticism
 

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