Background Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease caused by the production of auto‐
antibodies against the thyroid‐stimulating hormone receptor, which stimulates follicular cell …

Purpose The reported incidence of post surgical hypoparathyroidism (HypoPT) varies
greatly. Previous research suggests that the definition of HypoPT is not consistent in the …

Context: Understanding the etiology, diagnosis, and symptoms of hypoparathyroidism may
help to improve quality of life and long-term disease outcomes. This paper summarizes the …

Background There has been an increased use of total thyroidectomy (TT), including in the
management of benign thyroid diseases. We sought to compare the risk of complications …

Background: The American Thyroid Association (ATA) management guidelines for patients
with thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) are highly influential practice …

Background Prophylactic central neck dissection (CND) for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC)
remains controversial. The aim of this study was to examine whether prophylactic CND for …

Molecular fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology diagnostics has the potential to address the
inherent limitation of FNA cytology which is an indeterminate (atypia of undetermined …

Background Permanent hypoparathyroidism remains the most common adverse outcome
after total thyroidectomy, but long-term effects of hypoparathyroidism are unknown. The aim …

Background The prevalence of recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury is higher in repeat
than in primary thyroid operations. The use of intraoperative nerve monitoring (IONM) as an …

Background Injury to the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve (EBSLN) during
thyroidectomy results in a lowered fundamental frequency of the voice and deteriorated …