Does near total thyroidectomy offer advantage over total thyroidectomy in terms of postoperative hypocalcemia?

UNALP H. R., Erbil Y., AKGUNER T., KAMER E., DERICI H., Issever H.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY, cilt.7, sa.2, ss.120-125, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2008.12.003
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.120-125
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Thyroidectomy, Calcium, Hypocalcemia, PARATHYROID-HORMONE ASSAY, SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY, MULTINODULAR GOITER, PREDICTIVE FACTORS, RISK-FACTORS, MANAGEMENT, COMPLICATIONS, SURGERY, MORBIDITY, CARCINOMA
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Total thyroidectomy (TT) has emerged as a surgical option in the surgical treatment of patients with multinodular goiter. TT carries potential risk to all parathyroid glands and both recurrent laryngeal nerve. The aims of this study are to evaluate the difference between serum calcium levels before and after total and near total thyroidectomy and to compare the rate of postoperative hypocalcemia according to surgical procedures.