Post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemic syndrome: Predictive value of early PTH. Preliminary results

Annali Italiani di Chirurgia

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 301-305

  Costanzo, Mario ^a,b   Marziani, Alessia ^a,b   Condorelli, Francesca ^a,b   Migliore, Marcello ^c   Cannizzaro, Matteo Angelo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b Endocrine Surgery Unit ^*  (Italy)

^c Thoracic Surgery Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hypocalcemia; PTH; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

PARATHYROID HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SYNDROME; THYROIDECTOMY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; MALE; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SYNDROME; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 79952255943     PISSN: 2239253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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