Open AccessInfluence of gender and women’s age on the prevalence of parathyroid failure after total thyroidectomy for multinodular goiter
Author(s) -
Inés Villarroya-Marquina,
Leyre Lorente-Poch,
J. Sancho,
Antonio SitgesSerra
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
gland surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.643
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2227-8575
pISSN - 2227-684X
DOI - 10.21037/gs.2020.02.01
Subject(s) - medicine , hypoparathyroidism , thyroidectomy , hyperparathyroidism , goiter , multinodular goiter , primary hyperparathyroidism , surgery , pediatrics , thyroid
Female gender, particularly of a young age, has been reported as a risk factor for hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy. There are no studies, however, addressing specifically the influence of women's age and menstrual status on postoperative parathyroid function.
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