BACKGROUND The relationship between the number of parathyroid glands preserved and hypoparathyroidism is not well understood. We sought to determine the number of parathyroid glands that need to be preserved to prevent hypoparathyroidism. METHODS We analyzed 454 patients who underwent total thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid carcinoma. We analyzed the frequency of hypoparathyroidism accordin...

OBJECTIVES To prevent hypoparathyroidism after thyroidectomy, preservation of the parathyroid glands and their vascularity are essential. The aim of this study was to determine the association between postoperative parathyroid function and the viability of the parathyroid glands during thyroidectomy. METHODS We prospectively analyzed 111 patients who underwent total thyroidectomy and in whom ...

ABSTRACT: Hypoparathyroidism refers to a group of disorders in which extracellular calcium levels cannot be maintained within the normal range due to relative or absolute deficiency of parathyroid hormone. Clinically, hypoparathyroidism manifests predominantly as neuromuscular dysfunction caused by hypocalcemia. Basal ganglia calcification in particular is associated with hypoparathyroidism. Tw...

HYPOTHESIS Combined measurement of intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) and serum calcium (sCa) levels is useful for predicting postoperative hypocalcemia with minimal laboratory effort and low costs. DESIGN Prospective analysis of 170 consecutive patients. SETTING University hospital referral center. PATIENTS One hundred seventy patients underwent total thyroidectomy. Defining hypoparathyro...

Treatments for hyperphosphatemia in hypoparathyroidism were identified as a low-phosphorus diet, phosphate binders, diuretics, and parathyroid hormone replacement (PTH 1-34 and PTH 184). The treatments that have proven considerable promise for the hypoparathyroid patient were the parathyroid hormone replacement therapies. The author recommended PTH 1-84 as the mainstay of hormone replacement th...

Objective: To investigate the effects of serum calcium and phosphorus levels on static dynamic pupillometry measurements in patients with postoperative hypoparathyroidism. Material Methods: Pupillometry were undertaken by using an automatic to detect high photopic, low mesopic, scotopic pupil diameters amplitude, latency, duration velocity contraction dilatation. Duration hypoparathyroidism par...

Objective: To compare the effects of two parathyroid gland protection surgical procedures on postoperative parathyroid function and investigate the other factors on the risk of postoperative hypoparathyroidism. Methods: A total of 353 patients who underwent surgical treatment for thyroid carcinoma (TC) were studied. Two different surgical procedures to preserve parathyroid glands were used: A) ...

Hypocalcemia due to chronic hypoparathyroidism presents with nonspecific symptoms. However, if untreated, hypocalcemia may affect neurological, cognitive, muscular, and cardiac function. Computed tomography (CT) findings may confirm a diagnosis of chronic hypoparathyroidism. Although autoimmune acquired hypoparathyroidism is a rare disease, early diagnosis and treatment are critical for avoidin...

Fahrs syndrome is a rare anatomoclinical entity whose main etiology primary or postoperative hypoparathyroidism. It characterized by bilateral and symmetrical intracerebral calcifications, localized in the basal ganglia. Hypoparathyroidism, postoperative, most classic anomaly. Hyperparathyroidism exceptionally reported as cause of Fahr syndrome. We report case 30-year-old woman who presented wi...

ypoparathyroidism-retardation-dysmorphism (HRD) syndrome (OMIM 241410), also known as SanjadSakati syndrome, is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by hypoparathyroidism, growth failure, developmental delay, and characteristic facies. We describe the effective short-term use (tapered over 12 days) of recombinant parathyroid hormone (PTH) (teriparatide) in an unusual genetic condit...