Thyroidectomy and parathyroid hormone: tracing hypocalcemia-prone patients

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 285-288

  Toniato, Antonio ^a   Boschin, Isabella Merante ^a   Piotto, Andrea ^a   Pelizzo, MariaRosa ^a   Sartori, Paola ^b  

^a VENETO INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY IOV IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hypocalcemia; Parathyroid hormone; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PARATHYROID HORMONE; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIUM INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; THYROIDECTOMY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARATHYROID HORMONE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROIDECTOMY; VITAMIN D; VITAMINS;

EID: 47049086202     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.06.036     Document Type: Article

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