[Hypoparathyroid risk after total thyroidectomy].
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.
Milone
Antonino
A
1a Clinica Chirurgica, Dipartimento di Discipline Chirurgiche Generali e Speciali, Policlinico Universitario di Messina.
Carditello
Antonio
A
Stilo
Francesco
F
Paparo
Domenica
D
Paparo
Teresa
T
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*