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HYPERCALCEMIA WITH LEVEL UP TO 10.8 FOLLOWING PLACEMENT OF DEVICE. DEVICE IS STIMULAN #LOG1494849 (BIOCOMPOSITES) ON (B)(6) 2023. DURING ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, 25CC OF BEADS WERE PLACED DURING A R OPEN SHOULDER ARTHROTOMY, IRRIGATION AND DEBRIDEMENT FOR A SHOULDER ABSCESS. ON POST OPERATIVE DAY#1, THE PATIENT'S CALCIUM BECAME ELEVATED. IT WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY ELEVATED. PATIENT'S DISCHARGE WAS DELAYED BY 4 DAYS DUE TO RESULTANT HYPERCALCEMIA. PATIENT WAS RE-CHALLENGED ON A SECOND SURGERY WITH PLACEMENT OF ADDITIONAL STIMULAN #LOG1445393 BEADS (10 ML) ON (B)(6) 2024. AGAIN ON POST OPERATIVE DAY#1, THE PATIENT'S CALCIUM BECAME ELEVATED. IT WAS NOT ELEVATED BETWEEN POST OPERATIVE DAY#5 OF THE PRIOR SURGERY AND THE NEW SURGERY. AFTER THIS, THE CALCIUM LEVEL REACHED 12.4 AND PERSISTED AS ELEVATED FOR 12 DAYS DESPITE CALCITONIN. REFERENCE REPORT: MW5153346. HYPERCALCEMIA DEVELOPED DAY AFTER SURGERY AND PERSISTED FOR 4 DAYS ON FIRST. AFTER RE-CHALLENGE, HYPERCALCEMIA PERSISTED FOR 12 DAYS.