## Abstract ## Background Hypocalcaemia after thyroidectomy is thought to result from surgical damage to the parathyroid glands. This study analysed postoperative outcomes related to perioperative parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels. ## Methods Some 402 consecutive patients undergoing thyroid surge
Parathyroid autotransplantation during thyroid surgery
β Scribed by Ashok R. Shaha; Carlos Burnett; Bernard M. Jaffe
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 352 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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