title: [Hypoparathyroid risk after total thyroidectomy].
abstract: From January 1970 to December 1999, 881 patients with thyroid pathology underwent surgery consisting in 551 subtotal thyroidectomies and 330 total thyroidectomies. Permanent hypocalcaemia was present in 32 patients (3.6%). The importance of accurate isolation and ultraligature of the branches of the inferior thyroid artery in the prevention of parathyroid damage is stressed.
authors.affiliation: 1a Clinica Chirurgica, Dipartimento di Discipline Chirurgiche Generali e Speciali, Policlinico Universitario di Messina.
authors.forename: Antonino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Milone
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carditello
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stilo
authors.forename: Domenica
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Paparo
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Paparo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000209:etiology*; D007011:Hypoparathyroidism / Q000209:etiology*; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000293:injuries*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*