Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Indications and Extent of Central Neck Dissection—Our Experience

Table 2

Total thyroidectomy: complications.

	Total	Group A	Group B	𝑃
Temporary hypoparathyroidism	48 (22.32%)	33 (19.52%)	15 (32.60%)	0.091
Permanent hypoparathyroidism	13 (6.04%)	8 (4.73%)	5 (10.86%)	0.23
Temporary unilateral vocal cord palsy	4 (1.86%)	2 (1.18%)	2 (4.34%)	0.42
Permanent unilateral vocal cord palsy	0	0	0	—
Bilateral vocal cord palsy	0	0	0	—
Neck hematoma	2 (0.93%)	1 (0.059%)	1 (2.17%)	0.9