Incidental parathyroidectomy during thyroid surgery and postoperative hypocalcemia: a multicenter retrospective cohort study
Background Postoperative hypocalcemia is the most frequent metabolic complication of thyroidectomy, and incidental parathyroidectomy (IPT) is a commonly cited but incompletely characterized contributor. Despite a substantial published literature, the independent clinical impact of IPT on postoperative calcium homeostas...