Graves' disease

TF Davies, S Andersen, R Latif, Y Nagayama… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2020 - nature.com
Graves' disease (GD) is an autoimmune disease that primarily affects the thyroid gland. It is
the most common cause of hyperthyroidism and occurs at all ages but especially in women …

Risk factors for postoperative hypocalcaemia after thyroidectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Z Chen, Q Zhao, J Du, Y Wang, R Han… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective A meta-analysis to investigate the risk factors for postoperative hypocalcaemia
after thyroidectomy in adult patients. Methods A systematic search of publications in the …

2016 American Thyroid Association guidelines for diagnosis and management of hyperthyroidism and other causes of thyrotoxicosis

DS Ross, HB Burch, DS Cooper, MC Greenlee… - Thyroid, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Background: Thyrotoxicosis has multiple etiologies, manifestations, and potential therapies.
Appropriate treatment requires an accurate diagnosis and is influenced by coexisting …

Use of methylene blue and near-infrared fluorescence in thyroid and parathyroid surgery

SL Hillary, S Guillermet, NJ Brown… - … Archives of Surgery, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Intraoperative localisation and preservation of parathyroid glands improves
outcomes following thyroid and parathyroid surgery. This can be facilitated by fluorescent …

The impact of near infrared fluorescence imaging on parathyroid function after total thyroidectomy

YS Kim, O Erten, B Kahramangil… - Journal of Surgical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Compared with conventional thyroidectomy, hypocalcemia rate was reported to
be lower after total thyroidectomy (TT) utilizing near infrared fluorescence imaging (NIFI) …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence, prevalence and risk factors for post-surgical hypocalcaemia and hypoparathyroidism

O Edafe, SP Balasubramanian - Gland surgery, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hypocalcaemia following thyroid surgery is common and is associated with significant short
and long term morbidity. Damage to or devascularisation of parathyroid glands is the …

Severe hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy: an analysis of 7366 patients

HS Kazaure, A Zambeli-Ljepovic, T Oyekunle… - Annals of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The aim of the study was to determine severe hypocalcemia rate following
thyroidectomy and factors associated with its occurrence. Background: Hypocalcemia is the …

Role of oral calcium supplementation alone or with vitamin D in preventing post-thyroidectomy hypocalcaemia: a meta-analysis

T Xing, Y Hu, B Wang, J Zhu - Medicine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Thyroidectomy is the main intervention for thyroid malignancies and some
benign thyroid diseases. Its most common complication is hypocalcaemia, which requires …

Permanent hypoparathyroidism after total thyroidectomy in children: results from a national registry

E Nordenström, A Bergenfelz, M Almquist - World journal of surgery, 2018 - Springer
Introduction Hypoparathyroidism is the most common complication following thyroidectomy.
There are few population-based reports on the rate of hypoparathyroidism in children. The …

[HTML][HTML] To identify or not to identify parathyroid glands during total thyroidectomy

YK Chang, BHH Lang - Gland surgery, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hypoparathyroidism is one of the most common complications after total thyroidectomy and
may impose a significant burden to both the patient and clinician. The extent of thyroid …