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. 1985 Jun;109(2):220-6.
doi: 10.1530/acta.0.1090220.

The mechanism of hypocalcaemia following thyroidectomy

R C Percival, A W Hargreaves, J A Kanis

The mechanism of hypocalcaemia following thyroidectomy

R C Percival et al. Acta Endocrinol (Copenh). 1985 Jun.

Abstract

The mechanism of transient hypocalcaemia following thyroidectomy was studied in 29 consecutive patients undergoing thyroid surgery. Eight of 27 (30%) patients who had a partial thyroidectomy developed transient hypocalcaemia. Hypocalcaemia was attributable to a reduction in renal tubular reabsorption of calcium (P less than 0.05), but was not associated with changes in serum values of immunoassayable parathyroid hormone or calcitonin.

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