Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Thyroidectomy is a quite common procedure. Major postoperative complications of total thyroidectomy, including recurrent laryngeal nerve injur and hypocalcemia are not infrequent. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence and risk factors of postoperative complications after total thyroidectomy.Methods: We retrospectively included patients who underwent total thyroidectomy over a period of 6 years. Hypocalcemia was defined as ...