From Clinical Thyroidology® for the Public: A potential complication of thyroid surgery is hypoparathyroidism caused by damage to the parathyroid glands causing hypocalcemia (low calcium levels). Post-surgical permanent hypoparathyroidism is much more serious and can lead to chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study was done to understand the risk of developing hypoparathyroidism and CKD after total thyroidectomy. Read More…
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