Low PTH Levels Right After Thyroidectomy Linked to Permanent Hypoparathyroidism, Study Suggests
Noting low parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels on the first day after total thyroidectomy can be useful for identifying patients at risk of developing permanent hypoparathyroidism, a single-center study in Italy has found. The findings were described in the report “Correlation between iPTH levels on the first postoperative…