Method of Yamashita et al for Predicting Postoperative Tetany Following Thyroid Surgery in Women With Graves' Disease
Purpose: | To identify women at risk for transient tetany following subtotal thyroidectomy for Graves's Disease using the criteria of Tamashita et al. |
Specialty: | Endocrinology Clinical Laboratory Orthopedic Surgery |
Objective: | risk factors |
ICD-10: | E05, R29 |
Description: | Yamashita et al evaluated transient post-operative tetany that occurred in women with Graves's Disease who underwent subtotal thyroidectomy. They found that the presence of both vitamin D deficiency and elevated alkaline phosphatase levels posed the greatest risk for transient post-operative tetany. The authors are from the Noguchi Thyroid Clinic in Beppu, Oita, Japan. |
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