Late Recovery of Parathyroid Function after Total Thyroidectomy in Children and Adults: Is There a Difference?

• Published in: Hormone research in paediatrics Vol. 93; no. 9-10; p. 539
• Main Authors: de Jong, Mechteld C, Lorente-Poch, Leyre, Sancho-Insenser, Joan, Rozalén García, Virginia, Brain, Caroline, Abdel-Aziz, Tarek E, Hewitt, Richard J, Butler, Colin R, Sitges-Serra, Antonio, Kurzawinski, Tom R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 01.04.2021
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Child; Child, Preschool; Cohort Studies; Female; Humans; Hypoparathyroidism - epidemiology; Hypoparathyroidism - etiology; Infant; London - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Postoperative Complications - epidemiology; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Recovery of Function; Spain - epidemiology; Thyroidectomy - adverse effects; Thyroidectomy - rehabilitation; London; Spain; Parathyroid; Recovery; Hypoparathyroidism; Total thyroidectomy

Parathyroid failure after total thyroidectomy is the commonest adverse event amongst both children and adults. The phenomenon of late recovery of parathyroid function, especially in young patients with persistent hypoparathyroidism, is not well understood. This study investigated differences in rate...