ReviewGland surgery2017
Incidence, prevalence and risk factors for post-surgical hypocalcaemia and hypoparathyroidism.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Quality of life in patients with hypoparathyroidism receiving standard treatment: an updated systematic review.Endocrine · 2024Pooled it
- Advanced age and differentiated thyroid carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study investigating surgical outcomes and recurrence risk.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
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- Developing a surgical trial intervention protocol: using qualitative methods in the operating theatre.Trials · 2025Article
- The Impact of Sunlight Exposure on Postoperative Hypoparathyroidism: A Retrospective Analysis from Two Greek Centers.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Meta-Analysis of Image-Based Versus Probe-Based Parathyroid Near-Infrared Autofluorescence.Cureus · 2025Review
- Calcium and vitamin D substitution for hypoparathyroidism after thyroidectomy - how is it continued after discharge from hospital?Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Article
- Artificial neural network to predict post-operative hypocalcemia following total thyroidectomy.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
- Postoperative parathyroid hormone (PTH) is equivalent to perioperative PTH drop in predicting postsurgical hypoparathyroidism.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2024Article
- Lower Rates of Hypocalcemia Following Near-Infrared Autofluorescence Use in Thyroidectomy: A Meta-Analysis of RCTs.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Development of a tool to calculate the probability of hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy: a prospective study.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Article
- Effects of serum proteins on corrosion rates and product bioabsorbability of biodegradable metals.Regenerative biomaterials · 2024Article
- Comparing laser speckle contrast imaging and indocyanine green angiography for assessment of parathyroid perfusion.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Total thyroidectomy: reduction in postoperative hypoparathyroidism.Endocrine connections · 2023Article
- Artificial neural network prediction of post-thyroidectomy outcome.Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery · 2023Article
- Comparison of Medical Management versus Parathyroidectomy in Patients with Mild Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Meta-Analysis.Cancers · 2023Review
- Forestalling Hungry Bone Syndrome after Parathyroidectomy in Patients with Primary and Renal Hyperparathyroidism.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hypoparathyroidism Following Total Thyroidectomy in Taif City.Cureus · 2022Article
- Quality of Life in Post-Surgical Hypoparathyroidism (PoSH) in Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery.World journal of surgery · 2022Observational
- Endoscopic cephalic access thyroid surgery (EndoCATS) using the retroauricular approach - a single centre retrospective data analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
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Abstract
Hypocalcaemia following thyroid surgery is common and is associated with significant short and long term morbidity. Damage to or devascularisation of parathyroid glands is the predominant underlying mechanism; although other factors such as hungry bone syndrome may occasionally contribute to it in the immediate post-operative period. The reported incidence of post-surgical hypocalcaemia and/or hypoparathyroidism (PoSH) varies significantly in the literature; the variation thought to be at least partly due to differences in the definitions used. Figures on the prevalence of chronic or long term post-surgical hypocalcaemia in the population are unclear. Risk factors for PoSH have been extensively studied in recent years and may be classified into patient, disease and surgery related factors. Some risk factors are modifiable; but both modifiable and non-modifiable factors help in generating a risk profile that may be used to select patients for preventative measures and/or changes in surgical strategy. This narrative review discusses recent literature on the incidence, prevalence and risk factors for PoSH.
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