Hypocalcaemia following laryngectomy: prevalence and risk factors.

CONCLUSION: This is the largest study to investigate the prevalence of hypocalcaemia following laryngectomy and the first to include follow up of longer than three months. Total thyroidectomy significantly increased the risk of hypocalcaemia at all time frames and independent of other variables. PMID: 30305187 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30305187?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Laryngology and Otology - October 12, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: J Laryngol Otol Source Type: research