Incidental Parathyroidectomy during Total Thyroidectomy: Risk Factors and Consequences

Table 1

Demographic and pathological characteristics.

		%
Sex
Male	63	22.4%
Female	218	77.6%
Age	54.3 ± 14.4 years	Range 18–85 years
Thyroid gland weight	34.9 ± 29.1 gr	Range 5–212 gr
Thyroid pathology
Benign	195	69.4%
Malignant	86	30.6%
Diagnosis
Multinodular goiter	150	53.4%
Graves	8	2.8%
Hashimoto	30	10.7%
Follicular adenoma	7	2.5%
Papillary thyroid cancer	79	28.1%
Follicular carcinoma	3	1.1%
Myeloid thyroid cancer	3	1.1%
Anaplastic thyroid cancer	1	0.3%