Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Total thyroidectomy (TT) is a safe and effective operation. The most frequent complication after TT is hypoparathyroidism. Surgical trauma, devasculisation of parathyroid glands and inadvertent parathyroidectomy have been identified as the main causes resulting in postoperative hypocalcaemia. The objectives of this study are to investigate the incidence of intrathyroid parathyroid glands (ITPGs) in a large cohort and to clarify their histological characteristics....