Haemorrhage following thyroidectomy for thyrotoxicosis
โ Scribed by R. T. J. Holl-Allen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1967
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 430 KB
- Volume
- 54
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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## Sir I was interested to read the paper on 'Hypocalcaemia after subtotal thyroidectomy for thyrotoxicosis' by N. I. Ramus (Br J Surg 1984; 71: 589-90). In addition to the various causes mentioned, perhaps the removal of intrathyroid parathyroid glands should be added. This anatomical problem is
## Abstract Eighty-one patients who underwent subtotal thyroidectomy for thyrotoxicosis had a 10 per cent incidence of symptomatic hypocalcaemia (corrected calcium <2.0mmol/l) but only a 1.2 per cent incidence of prolonged hypocalcaemia. In the same patients only one had a transient right sided rec
## Abstract One hundred and twenty-two patients were reviewed 1โ7 years after partial thyroidectomy for thyrotoxicosis by two surgeons who had left thyroid remnants of different size. There was no significant difference in the prevalence of hypothyroidism or in the serum levels of thyroxine, tri-io