Management and results of thyroidectomies in pediatric patients with MEN 2 syndrome

Ordóñez, J.; Pérez-Egido, Laura; García-Casillas, M A; Cañizo, A; Fanjul, M; Torre, Manuel de la; Bada, I; Blanco, María Dolores Valdueza; Cerdá, J; Molina, Esther; Peláez, D; Agustín, Juan Carlos de

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.02.061

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“…In any case, as Jiang highlights, favorable outcomes can be achieved by a multidisciplinary team of pediatric providers – surgeons, endocrinologists and anesthesists - despite low surgical volume ( 3 ). It is clear, though, that pediatric thyroid surgery is safe when performed by specialized personnel ( 21 ). Risk surgical factors for hypoparathyroidism following total thyroidectomy include thyroidectomy for definitive treatment of Graves' disease and thyroid cancer ( 3 , 16 , 19 ).…”

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Management of hypocalcemia following thyroid surgery in children

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IntroductionPediatric post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia management varies significantly from hospital to hospital. The current study has two aims: first, we evaluate demographic data in all pediatric patients submitted to thyroid surgery in our Spanish tertiary hospital over 20 years; secondly, we describe the way that hypocalcemia was diagnosed and treated in that period and present a multidisciplinary protocol for perioperative management of this condition.MethodsThis is a retrospective and observational study of all patients from 0 to 16 years old who underwent thyroid surgery from 2000 to 2020 at our institution. Demographic, surgical and electrolyte data were recorded from the electronic database.ResultsFrom 2000 to 2016, pediatric thyroid surgery at our institution was performed on 33 patients without a consistent approach or standard electrolyte management. A protocol for perioperative management of these patients was introduced in 2017, and applied to 13 patients. In 2019, the protocol was assessed and updated following a case of symptomatic hypocalcemia. From 2000 to 2016, 47 pediatric patients in all underwent thyroid surgery. We registered eight asymptomatic hypocalcemias. One child developed symptomatic hypocalcemia. Two patients have permanent hypoparathyroidism.DiscussionOur incidence of general complications following thyroidectomy was low; hypocalcemia was the most prevalent. All the cases of hypocalcemia submitted to the protocol were identified early by iPTH measurements. Intraoperative iPTH levels and percentage drop from baseline could help stratify patients according to their risk of hypocalcemia. High risk patients require immediate postoperative supplementation, including calcitriol and calcium carbonate.

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