Muhammad Sajid, Sarwat Bibi, Junaid Misbah.
Total thyroidectomy frequency of hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy.
Professional Med J Jan ;20(3):433-8.

bjective: To find out frequency of hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy. Study design: Descriptive study. Methods: 60 patients undergoing total thyroidectomy for multinodular goiter from January 2010 to December 2010. Evaluation of results was done by analyzining the data in SPSS V-17. Results: In 60 patients undergoing total throidectomy, only one patient (1.67%) developed permanent hypocalcemia and 11 patients (18.3%) developed transient hypocalcemia. Conclusions: Total thyroidectomy can safely be performed in patients with multinodular goiter with very low risk of permanent hypocalcemia.

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