The main objective of this study was to identify the incidence of post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia in patients underwent lobectomy, subtotal thyroidectomy or total thyroidectomy. This randomized trial study was performed from May 2010 to July 2011 among 108 consecutive patients undergoing thyroidectomy. Patients were allocated into 3 groups based on the 3 common type of thyroidectomy. Pre and po...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcome of total repair for tetralogy of Fallot. METHODS Between April 1986 and December 2007, a total of 734 patients underwent total repair for tetralogy of Fallot. There were 444 males and 290 females. The median age and weight were 17.2 months (0.4-329.6 months) and 9.5kg (2.6-53.5kg). The median follow-up duration was 15...

I read with interest the article “Comparison of Intraoperative versus Postoperative Parathyroid Hormone Levels to Predict Hypocalcemia Earlier after Total Thyroidectomy,” by Lee et al, published online in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. The authors analyzed the differences in the mean parathyroid hormone levels for normocalcemic and hypocalcemic total thyroidectomy patients who were teste...

HYPOTHESIS The factors affecting blood flow within the hypervascular thyroid gland and the effect of vascularization on the preparation for thyroidectomy as treatment for Graves disease can be documented. DESIGN Blood flow through the superior thyroid arteries of patients with Graves disease, maintained in a euthyroid status, was measured by color flow Doppler ultrasonography. The microvessel...

Patient related, surgeon related and thyroid gland factors affect complication rate of surgery gland. Hence, it is important to carry out more studies on surgical profile patients undergoing associated complications help young surgeons understand the depth topic. To study its Retrospective observational analysis has been performed. Study population included all who had a thyroidectomy operation...

Diseases associated with the thyroid gland are one of the most frequently seen endocrine disorders across the globe. Total thyroidectomy is currently the preferred treatment for many thyroid diseases. Controversies exist among surgeons regarding safety of total thyroidectomy due to the risk associated with it like postoperative hypoparathyroidism or recurrent laryngeal nerve damage. Since, in t...