title: Reply to: Comments on post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia is related to parathyroid dysfunction even in patients with normal parathyroid hormone concentrations early after surgery.
authors.affiliation: UO Chirurgia Endocrina e Metabolica, Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli," Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: marco.raffaelli@unicatt.it.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raffaelli
authors.affiliation: UO Chirurgia Endocrina e Metabolica, Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli," Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Carmela
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Crea
authors.affiliation: UO Chirurgia Endocrina e Metabolica, Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli," Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Amato
authors.affiliation: UO Igiene Ospedaliera, Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli," Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Umberto
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Moscato
authors.affiliation: UO Chirurgia Endocrina e Metabolica, Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli," Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bellantone
authors.affiliation: UO Analisi Ormonali e Biologia Molecolare Clinica, Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli," Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Cinzia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carrozza
authors.affiliation: UO Chirurgia Endocrina e Metabolica, Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli," Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Celestino Pio
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Lombardi
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013965:Thyroidectomy
chemical_list: D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D002118:Calcium