Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionHypocalcaemia is a complication of total thyroidectomy (TT) and may be more frequent in patients with Graves’ disease. The reason for this increased risk is unclear and its occurrence has been associated with: ophthalmopathy severity, preoperative calcaemia and reimplantation of parathyroid glands.ObjectivesTo evaluate the risk factors for transient hypocalcaemia (TH) and definitive hypoparat...