TY - JOUR AU - Pal, Rimesh; Gautam, Akanksha; Bhadada, Sanjay Kumar TI - Role of Bisphosphonates in The Prevention of Postoperative Hungry Bone Syndrome in Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Meta-Analysis and Need for Randomized Controlled Trials SN - 2194-9379 SN - 2194-9387 PY - 2020 JO - Drug Res (Stuttg) JF - Drug Research LA - EN VL - 71 IS - 02 SP - 108 EP - 109 DA - 2020/12/09 AB - Dear Editor,Hungry bone syndrome (HBS) is a clinico-biochemical entity characterized by the development of profound and prolonged hypocalcemia associated with hypophosphatemia, hypomagnesemia, and rising alkaline phosphatase which follows curative parathyroidectomy for severe primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism. The prevalence of HBS after parathyroidectomy in primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is variable with several case series from Asia reporting remarkably higher prevalence rates of 24–87% 1. PB - Georg Thieme Verlag KG DO - 10.1055/a-1325-0351 UR - http://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/a-1325-0351 ER -