Through the analysis of our preliminary experience on 36 consecutive cases of thyroid surgery, we assessed the feasibility of the rapid intraoperative assay of the intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) as predictive risk factor of hypocalcemia versus seric calcium level on the first post-operative day to select the patients eligible to an early discharge. Furthermore, we managed to determine if iPTH level during thyroid surgery could point out the cases in which parathyroid autotransplantation is necessary, as the macroscopic evaluation of the parathyroid gland's viability is inadequate.
[Intraoperative quick parathyroid hormone assay in thyroid surgery: preliminary experience on 36 cases] / M. G., Capponi; Bellotti, Carlo; G., Cancrini; G., Mezzetti; F., Scicchitano; A., Cancrini. - In: IL GIORNALE DI CHIRURGIA. - ISSN 0391-9005. - 27:3(2006), pp. 85-89.
[Intraoperative quick parathyroid hormone assay in thyroid surgery: preliminary experience on 36 cases].
BELLOTTI, Carlo;
2006
Abstract
Through the analysis of our preliminary experience on 36 consecutive cases of thyroid surgery, we assessed the feasibility of the rapid intraoperative assay of the intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) as predictive risk factor of hypocalcemia versus seric calcium level on the first post-operative day to select the patients eligible to an early discharge. Furthermore, we managed to determine if iPTH level during thyroid surgery could point out the cases in which parathyroid autotransplantation is necessary, as the macroscopic evaluation of the parathyroid gland's viability is inadequate.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
