Inferior thyroid artery ligation increases hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy: A meta-analysis.

Álvaro SanabriaLuiz P KowalskiFrancesco Tartaglia

Published in: The Laryngoscope (2017)

Truncal ligation of the inferior thyroid artery increases the risk of temporary and symptomatic hypocalcemia but not the risk of definitive hypocalcemia. Laryngoscope, 128:534-541, 2018.

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