Parathyroid hormone of ≥1.6 pmol/L at 6 months is associated with recovery in 'long-term' post-surgical hypoparathyroidism.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Post-surgical hypoparathyroidism (PoSH) usually settles within few months after thyroid surgery, but several patients require long-term supplementation with calcium/activated vitamin D. When PoSH persists beyond 6 months, it is considered 'chronic' or 'permanent', however, late recovery has been reported. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of late recovery and explore factors predicting late recovery of parathyroid function.

Methods

Adult patients undergoing total/completion thyroidectomy between 2009 and 2018 were included in this retrospective cohort observational study. The records of patients with evidence of PoSH were reviewed to identify those with persisting PoSH at 6 months. Demographic, biochemical, surgical, pathological, and clinical fo

SUBMITTER: Arshad MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9175593 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature