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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021

Risk Factors for Low Levels of Parathyroid Hormone after Surgery for Thyroid Cancer: A Single Center Study.

Francesca Privitera, Rossella Gioco, Ileana Fazio, Alessio Volpicelli, Maria Teresa Cannizzaro, Salvatore Costa, Matteo Angelo Cannizzaro, Massimiliano Veroux

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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Francesca PriviteraDepartment of General Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico San Marco, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Rossella GiocoDepartment of General Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico San Marco, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Ileana FazioDepartment of General Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico San Marco, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Alessio VolpicelliDepartment of General Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico San Marco, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Maria Teresa CannizzaroRadiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico San Marco, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Salvatore CostaDepartment of General Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico San Marco, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Matteo Angelo CannizzaroDepartment of General Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico San Marco, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Massimiliano VerouxDepartment of General Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico San Marco, 95123 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2780-6421
Policlinico Universitario di Catania · ITUniversity of Catania · IT

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Università di Catania specialty school in General Surgery
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThyroidectomy is the definitive treatment for most patients with thyroid cancer. Hypoparathyroidism is the most frequent complication of thyroidectomy, and its pathogenesis is multifactorial. The aim of this study is to evaluate the patient- and surgical-related risk factors for hypoparathyroidism after surgery for thyroid cancer.

methodsIn this retrospective study, patients referred to surgery for thyroid cancer from 2016 to 2019 were enrolled. Preoperative serum calcium and parathyroid hormone (PTH) and postoperative 24 h PTH and calcium levels were evaluated. Demographic data, type of surgery, incidence of hypoparathyroidism and hypocalcemia were recorded for all the patients. Patients were divided into two groups based on post-operative PTH levels (≤12 and >12 pg/mL).

resultsA total of 189 patients were enrolled in this study. There were 146 women (87.3%) and 43 men (22.7%), with a mean age of 51.3 years. A total of 79 patients (41.7%) underwent a neck dissection. A total of 59 patients (31.1%) had a postoperative PTH level < 12 pg/mL. Female sex, neck dissection, the yield of lymph node dissection and incidental parathyroidectomy were significantly associated with postoperative hypoparathyroidism. Incidental parathyroidectomy was reported in 44 (23.2%) patients and was correlated with younger age (<40 years) and neck dissection. There was no difference in the rate of post-operative hypocalcemia between patients with incidental parathyroidectomy and those without.

conclusionsYoung patients undergoing neck dissection and with incidental parathyroidectomy have the highest risk of postoperative hypoparathyroidism after surgery for thyroid cancer. However, a large proportion of patients without incidental parathyroidectomy may have temporary hypocalcemia, suggesting that impaired blood supply of parathyroid glands during their identification and dissection may play a relevant role.

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central neck dissectionfemalehypocalcemiaincidental parathyroidectomylobectomylymph nodeparathyroid hormonethyroid cancerthyroidectomy

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PMID34575224
PMCPMC8469662
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