Incidence of hypoparathyroidism after radical surgery for thyroid carcinoma and autotransplantation of parathyroid glands.
Ninety-seven consecutive patients had radical surgery for thyroid carcinoma. Eighty-six of these had one or more parathyroids implanted into muscle tissue. At follow-up, ninety-one patients were normocalcemic without substitution, fifteen of those with only implanted glands. The results show that radical surgery can be performed with a low incidence of hypoparathyroidism, provided the parathyroids are carefully searched for and liberally implanted.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007011:Hypoparathyroidism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000637:transplantation*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012092:Replantation; D013848:Thigh; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous