Table 3.

Second Surgery Type and Hypothyroidism.

Surgery Cases of Permanent Hypoparathyroidism (n)
Subtotal thyroidectomy, B/L MRND [including B/L paratracheal (central compartment) node dissection] 2
Subtotal thyroidectomy 1
Lobectomy, B/L paratracheal (central compartment) node dissection 3
Hemithyroidectomy only 1
Lobectomy only 1

B/L, bilateral; MRND, modified radical neck dissection.

RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2016 July; 7(3): e0022. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2016 July 28. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10249
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