ea0070aep155 | Bone and Calcium | ECE2020
Papavramidis Thedosios
, Anagnostis Panagiotis
, Chorti Angeliki
, Pliakos Ioannis
, Panidis Stavros
, Koutsoumparis Dimitris
, Michalopoulos Antonios
Background/Aims: Post-operative hypoparathyroidism still remains a significant complication after thyroidectomy. Intraoperative imaging modalities, such as near infrared fluorescence by the use of indocyanine green (ICG), may assist to identify and preserve the parathyroid glands (PGs). The purpose of this study was to test the association between intra-operative ICG staining scoring system and 24-h post-operative parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels, as well as its capability of ...