Research Article
Thyroidectomy as Treatment of Choice for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
Table 3
Frequency of hypoparathyroidism and laryngeal nerve damage in patients who underwent total thyroidectomy.
| | Primary thyroidectomy (n = 334) | Completion thyroidectomy (n = 25) | n. | % | n. | % |
| Permanent hypoparathyroidism | 11 | 3.3 | 2 | 8 | Transient hypoparathyroidism | 13 | 3.9 | 1 | 4 | Permanent laryngeal nerve damage | 3 | 0.9 | 1 | 4 | Transient laryngeal nerve damage | 4 | 1.2 | — | — |
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