Factors associated with postoperative hypocalcemia following thyroidectomy in childhood.
Claudio SpinelliMarco GhionzoliAlessia BertocchiniBeatrice SannaCarlotta PlessiSilvia StrambiLuigi De NapoliGianluca FrustaciGabriele MaterazziAlessandro AntonelliRiccardo MorgantiFabrizio GennariAlessandro InserraGianni BisognoPiergiorgio GambaAndrea C FerrariMaura MassiminoPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2022)
The risk of postoperative hypoparathyroidism is related to younger age, tumor size, central compartment and bilateral lymph node dissection, extrathyroidal extension, and decrease in postoperative calcium levels. The risk of PtHP is related to older age, thyroiditis, extrathyroidal extension, and decrease in postoperative calcium levels.