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Abstract
Background  Transient hypocalcemia is one of the postoperative complications of thyroidectomy for Graves’ disease, and perioperative parathyroid
hormone (PTH) assays are used to predict postoperative hypocalcemia. We evaluated long-term changes in parathyroid function
after surgery for Graves’ disease.

Methods  Serum PTH values were measured in Graves’ patients with postoperative hypocalcemia, and those patients were followed postoperatively.

Cancer recurrence is more common in patients with multifocal micropapillary cancer who are treated with less than near total thyroidectomy compared to patients with unifocal papillary cancer who are treated with less than near total thyroidectomy, according to data presented on Oct 2, 2008 at the 79th Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association (ATA) in Chicago, IL. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)