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ArticleCureus2023

Total Number of Identified Parathyroid Glands During Total Thyroidectomy and Its Relation to Postoperative Hypoparathyroidism.

Bushra A Alharbi, Latefa A Alareek, Saleh Aldhahri, Saleh Alqaryan, Mohammed Al Essa, Khalid Al-Qahtani

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bushra A AlharbiOtolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, King Saud University Medical College, Riyadh, SAU.
Latefa A AlareekOtolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, King Saud University Medical College, Riyadh, SAU.
Saleh AldhahriOtolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, King Saud University Medical College, Riyadh, SAU.
Saleh AlqaryanOtolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, King Saud University Medical College, Riyadh, SAU.
Mohammed Al EssaOtolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, King Saud University Medical College, Riyadh, SAU.
Khalid Al-QahtaniOtolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, King Saud University Medical College, Riyadh, SAU.
King Saud Medical City · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo evaluate the correlation between the intraoperative number of identified parathyroid glands (PGs) and the risk of developing hypoparathyroidism postoperatively. Also, to determine the risks and prognostic factors in patients with postoperative hypoparathyroidism.

methodsA retrospective study of 499 patients who underwent total thyroidectomy at two tertiary care institutions, King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC) and King Fahad Medical City (KFMC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia was included. Individual demographic characteristics with detailed clinical information were recorded, focusing mainly on operative reports for a total number of identified PGs intraoperatively and investigating the risk of developing hypoparathyroidism postoperatively. Factors such as age, gender, comorbidity, and number of excised and reimplanted parathyroid glands were investigated to determine the risks and prognostic factors in patients with postoperative hypoparathyroidism.

resultsThe findings from the analysis showed that the number of identified PGs intraoperatively had a positive correlation with a higher postoperative risk of developing hypoparathyroidism. For zero, one, two, three, and four identified PGs, the risk of hypoparathyroidism in one-hour parathyroid hormone level postoperative was 6.6%, 7.3%, 34.4%, 34.4%, and 17.2% respectively.

conclusionThe greater the number of identified PGs intraoperatively, the less likely it was to prevent inadvertent hypoparathyroidism post-total thyroidectomy.

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and reimplantationhypoparathyroidismparathyroid glandrisk factorsthyroidectomy

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PMID38107216
PMCPMC10723786
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