Endocrine Abstracts

Hypocalcemia is a classic complication after total thyroidectomy, mostly due to post-operative hypoparathyroidism. However others factors, like vitamin D deficiency, may contribute to this hypocalcemia.Objective: To determine if vitamin D preoperative status influence early postoperative serum calcium levels after total thyroidectomy.Patients and methods: Seventy-nine patients (65 women/14 men), mean age 52.8 (±12.7), were inc...