Parathyroid Hormone Reduction Predicts Transient Hypocalcemia after Total Thyroidectomy: A Single-Center Prospective Study

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Changes in serum PTH and Ca before and after total thyroidectomy: (a) PTH and (b) Ca levels in patients who developed normocalcemia; (c) PTH and (d) Ca levels in patients who developed transient hypocalcemia. ^∗p < 0.05 vs. preoperative; ^∗∗p < 0.01 vs. preoperative. Pre, preoperative.

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