Hypocalcemia Following Total Thyroidectomy in Patients with Hyperthyroidism [PDF]
Disease and DiagnosisBackground: Post-total thyroidectomy hypocalcemia is a common complication with low calcium levels after thyroid removal. In the present study, it was aimed to investigate the frequency of hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy, the associated factors ...
Hossein Hemmati +5 more
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Risk Factors and Rates for Hypocalcemia After Pediatric Thyroidectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. [PDF]
OTO OpenObjective Postoperative hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy (TT) affects pediatric patients at higher rates than adult patients, yet its rate remains poorly defined.
Aweeda M +8 more
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Hypomagnesemia predicts postoperative biochemical hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy
BMC Surgery, 2017 Background To investigate the role of magnesium in biochemical and symptomatic hypocalcemia, a retrospective study was conducted. Methods Less-than-total thyroidectomy patients were excluded from the final analysis.
Han Luo +6 more
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Hypocalcemia masquerading as schizophreniform disorder
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2016 Among the symptoms of hypocalcemia, tetany, papilledema, and seizures may occur in patients who develop hypocalcemia acutely. We describe a rare case of hypocalcemia presenting as schizophreniform disorder.
Shivangi Mehta, Sahil Mehta
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Plasma Parathyroid Hormone Concentration as a Predictor of Post-Operative Hypocalcemia in Dogs Diagnosed With Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Treated With Parathyroidectomy. [PDF]
J Vet Intern MedBackground Hypocalcemia is a relatively common complication after parathyroidectomy for treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism. Objectives To retrospectively evaluate clinical variables in dogs with primary hyperparathyroidism to determine whether or ...
Travail V +18 more
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Clinical Approach to Hypocalcemia in Newborn Period and Infancy: Who Should Be Treated?
International Journal of Pediatrics, 2019 Introduction. Hypocalcemia is a common metabolic problem in newborn period and infancy. There is consensus on the treatment of the symptomatic cases while the calcium level at which the treatment will be initiated and the treatment options are still ...
Dogus Vuralli
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International Journal of Hyperthermia, 2020 Objective To compare the postoperative hypocalcemia between ultrasound-guided microwave ablation (MWA) and total parathyroidectomy (TPTX) for secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT).
Ying Wei +6 more
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Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2020 Background: Hypomagnesemia is known to impede hypocalcemia correction. This prospective observational study aimed to evaluate the impact of serum magnesium levels on the development of refractory hypocalcemia, which remains a concerning problem after ...
Poongkodi Karunakaran +4 more
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POST-OPERATIVE HYPOCALCEMIA AMONG ONGOING PATIENTS AFTER TOTAL AND SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY
The Iraqi Journal of Medical Sciences, 2018 Background: Hypocalcemia is a major post-operative complication of total thyroidectomy, causing severe symptoms and increasing hospitalization time. The primary cause is secondary hypoparathyroidism following damage to or devascularization of one or more
Raghad Naji
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Risk factors and outcomes of incidental parathyroidectomy in thyroidectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 INTRODUCTION:Postoperative hypocalcemia is the most common complication of thyroidectomy. Incidental parathyroidectomy (IP) was thought to be associated with postoperative hypocalcemia.
Binglong Bai, Zhiye Chen, Wuzhen Chen
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