Calcificaciones metastásicas en un paciente con insuficiencia renal crónica en diálisis peritoneal

Abstract

Chronic renal disease implies an irreversible process in the reduction of the renal tissue functioning, which is why it has become an epidemic problem, where the complications are devastating for the patient's quality of life. Among these complications, the metastatic calcifications produced by the retention of phosphorus, the decrease of calcium levels and the increase of paratohormone stand out. The most suitable treatment is subtotal parathyroidectomy with self-implantation, where the symptoms and the progression of the alterations of the mineral metabolism are reduced and the patient's general condition improved. We present a clinical case of a patient on peritoneal dialysis, with a diagnosis of metastatic abdominal calcification, who underwent a subtotal parathyroidectomy with self-implantation, where a good response was observed with a progressive decrease in calcification.