title: Prevention of hypocalcemia in children due to parathyroid infarction after thyroidectomy.
abstract: A high incidence of hypercalcemia was found in children after subtotal thyroidectomy for thyrotoxicosis in 17 patients. The most common cause of post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia was not glandular extirpation but, seemingly, infarction due to devascularization. This complication has been eliminated by a change in the operation technique.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000601:surgery; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D007011:Hypoparathyroidism / Q000209:etiology; D007238:Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000098:blood supply*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods