Abstract:Background: The aim of the study was to determine the number of parathyroid glands that need to be preserved to prevent hypoparathyroidism and to understand the relation between the number of parathyroid glands preserved and hypoparathyroidism.Methods: A retrospective study was performed on 350 patients who had undergone trans cervical total thyroidectomy with or without neck dissection for papillary thyroid carcinoma between July 2010 to August 2015.Results: Incidental parathyroidectomy occurred in 19.1% of p… Show more
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