Bilateral ligation of inferior thyroid arteries trunks in total thyroidectomy operation and its effect on postoperative serum calcium: A prospective double blind randomized study | ||||
| Ain Shams Journal of Surgery | ||||
| Article 5, Volume 3, Issue 2, July 2010, Page 131-134 PDF (54.46 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asjs.2010.178463 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Sherif Adly* | ||||
| Department of Surgery, Misr University for Science and Technology Hospital, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Hypocalcemia is the most common complication following total thyroidectomy. The mechanism of this common complication is multi-factorial but whether ligating the trunk of the inferior thyroid artery plays a role or not is not fully understood. This study involves 50 consecutive patients scheduled for total thyroidectomy. Those patients were randomized into two groups, group “A” where the inferior thyroid artery trunk was ligated while in group “B” it was not. Serum calcium was measured preoperatively, on the night of the operation, in the first postoperative day and 30 days after the operation. No significant difference between the two groups was found regarding serum calcium level whether in the immediate postoperative period or after 30 days of the operation. In conclusion, ligation of the trunk of the inferior thyroid artery during total thyroidectomy operation does not interfere with serum calcium level. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Inferior thyroid artery; thyroidectomy and hypocalcemia | ||||
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