Open AccessHypocalcemia as an important differential diagnosis in patients suffering from stridor following thyroidectomy
Author(s) -
Nitschke Christine,
Ghadban Tarek,
Izbicki Jakob,
Grotelüschen Rainer
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3559
Subject(s) - medicine , stridor , hypoparathyroidism , differential diagnosis , thyroidectomy , surgery , thyroid , pathology , airway
It is essential to consider hypocalcemia as a cause of stridor, especially following postoperative thyroidectomy, as hypocalcemia secondary to hypoparathyroidism is an important differential diagnosis. Advances in intraoperative technology to optimize the vascularization of the parathyroid glands can help to predict and prevent patients from a postoperative hypoparathyroidism.