ea0070aep219 | Bone and Calcium | ECE2020
Godlewska Paulina
, Długosińska Joanna
, Bakuła-Zalewska Elwira
, Chojnowski Marek
, Dedecjus Marek
Anatomical proximity, common blood supply and variability of location of the parathyroid glands make them prone to damage in the course of thyroid gland surgery. Total thyroidectomy (TT) poses a greater risk of postsurgical hypoparathyroidism (hypoPT) than a unilateral lobectomy, and neck lymph nodes dissection is an established risk factor of HypoPT. HypoPT lasting longer than 6–12 months postoperatively is considered permanent. The mechanism responsible for the recover...