Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Postsurgical hypocalcemia is the most common and most troubling long-term consequence of thyroidectomy. In this study, we investigated the potential role of routine calcium or vitamin D supplementation in preventing postsurgical hypoparathyroidism.Methods: We carried out a systematic search of MEDLINE and EMBASE for English-language publications using the keywords “calcium”, “vitamin D”, and “thyroid cancer&#8221...