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Evaluation of the incidence and risk factors of hypocalcemia and hypoparathyroidism after total and partial thyroidectomy

Otorhinolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery
Background: Thyroidectomy techniques have evolved over the last 150 years. Postoperative hypocalcemia and hypoparathyroidism are common. Previous studies have focused on identifying risk factors for hypocalcemia and hypoparathyroidism after thyroid ...
Mohamad ali Asadi, Farhad Mokhtarinejad, Shahrokh Khoshsirat, Mahdi Khajavi, Zahra Rahmani, Mahboobeh Taheri   +5 more
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Body mass index and post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia: a protective effect of overweight through non-surgical mechanisms—a propensity score-matched study

BMC Surgery
Background Postoperative hypocalcemia is a common complication after total thyroidectomy (TT). Recent studies suggest that body mass index (BMI) may influence its occurrence.
Junhao Li, Yuanxiao Yin, Luyuan Lu, Haiqiang Pan, Xv Luo, Shichen Meng, Yixiong Zheng   +6 more
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Importance of Postoperative Hypocalcemia [PDF]

Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2011
Wirowski, Denis, Schwarz, Katharina, Lammers, Bernhard J., Goretzki, Peter E.   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Preoperative Vitamin D and Calcium Administration in Patients Undergoing Thyroidectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

OTO Open
Objective This systematic review and meta‐analysis aimed to assess whether preoperative administration of calcium and vitamin D prevents postoperative hypocalcemia.
Mohammed Alhakami, Ghassan Bin Lajdam, Abdullah A. Ghaddaf, Sarah Alayoubi, Shaden Alhelali, Mohammad Alshareef, Jabir Alharbi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Postoperative thyroid hypocalcemia diagnosis and management protocol

, 2020
Objetive: Transient hypocalcaemia due to hypoparathyroidism is the most frequent complication of cervical surgery (thyroid and parathyroid) and also of reoperations. If mild, hypocalcaemia attributed to hypoparathyroidism is associated with few symptoms or with severe symptoms such as seizures, heart failure, or laryngospasm, in severe cases.
Huguet, I, Munoz, M., Cortes, M., Romero, M., Varsaysky, M., Gomez, J.   +5 more
openaire   +1 more source

Lower Rates of Hypocalcemia Following Near-Infrared Autofluorescence Use in Thyroidectomy: A Meta-Analysis of RCTs

Diagnostics
Background: Iatrogenic injury of the parathyroid glands is the most frequent complication after total thyroidectomy. Objective: To determine the effectiveness of near-infrared autofluorescence (NIRAF) in reducing postoperative hypocalcemia following ...
Karthik N. Rao, Renu Rajguru, Prajwal Dange, Diana Vetter, Frederic Triponez, Iain J. Nixon, Gregory W. Randolph, Antti A. Mäkitie, Mark Zafereo, Alfio Ferlito   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Significant role of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D on serum calcium levels after total thyroidectomy: a prospective cohort study

Frontiers in Endocrinology
IntroductionAlthough active vitamin D (VD) has been used both preoperatively and postoperatively to prevent hypocalcemia risk in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy, the role of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D) has not been examined.
Hiroyuki Yamashita, Yusuke Mori, Shinya Sato, Hisakazu Shindo, Kouichi Yoshimoto, Seigo Tachibana, Takashi Fukuda, Hiroshi Takahashi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Outcomes of Parathyroid Autotransplantation During Total Thyroidectomy: A Comparison with Age- and Sex-Matched Controls

Journal of Investigative Surgery, 2017
Purpose: To determine the effect of parathyroid autotransplantation (PA) on postoperative hypocalcemia in cases of total thyroidectomy. Materials and Methods: Cases undergoing total thyroidectomy and PA were compared with age and sex-matched controls who
Turkay Kirdak, Halit Ziya Dundar, Erdal Uysal, Gokhan Ocakoglu, Nusret Korun   +4 more
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Factors affecting postoperative hypocalcemia after thyroid surgery: Importance of incidental parathyroidectomy

Northern Clinics of Istanbul, 2016
The present study evaluated effects of incidental parathyroidectomy, surgical technique, and presence of thyroiditis or hyperthyroidism on occurrence of postoperative persistent or transient hypocalcemia.Patients who underwent thyroidectomy at İstanbul Medeniyet University between 2013 and 2015 were included in the study.
Ozemir, Ibrahim Ali, Buldanli, Mehmet Zeki, Yener, Oktay, Leblebici, Metin, Eren, Tunc, Baysal, Hakan, Alimoglu, Orhan   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Low serum iPTH at the end of surgery is the earliest predictor of postoperative hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy. [PDF]

Langenbecks Arch Surg, 2023
Lalos A, Wilhelm A, Linke K, Taha-Mehlitz S, Müller B, Posabella A, Kern B.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source