Endocrine Abstracts

The experience and expertise of a thyroid surgery team is a relevant factor in the development of postsurgical hipoparathyroidism (hypoPP). In 2005, we published a 9.6% prevalence of permanent hipoparathyroidism among patients operated on for thyroid cancer (TC) at our centre between 1985 and 2001. Since 2002, an expert surgery team was implemented as part of a multidisciplinary committee. The aim of the present study is to assess the prevalence and risk factors associated wit...

Introduction: Ultrasound (US) thyroid examination is the most common method to assess thyroid nodules risk of malignancy and select nodules for fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB). Thyroid US evaluation performed by endocrinologists has recently increased in Spain.Objectives: To evaluate the predictive value of US features of malignancy in differentiating benign and malignant thyroid lesions in a Thyroid Nodule Clinic.Patients and...