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Intraoperative/Postoperative Calcium Management in Thyroidectomy

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Hypoparathyroidism is one of the most common complications following total or completion thyroidectomy. Surgical hypoparathyroidism is most likely to occur due to trauma, devascularization, or inadvertent excision of parathyroid glands. Transient hypoparathyroidism occurs in 20–30% of total thyroidectomies, and permanent hypoparathyroidism in 1–3%. This chapter describes techniques and technologies for preventing damage or removal of parathyroid glands during thyroidectomy and provides recommendations for managing patients with postoperative hypoparathyroidism.

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    Mariam Ali-Mucheru

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  3. Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

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Ali-Mucheru, M., Sippel, R.S. (2023). Intraoperative/Postoperative Calcium Management in Thyroidectomy. In: Roman, S.A., Shen, W.T., Sosa, J.A. (eds) Controversies in Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37135-6_13

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