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Abstract  Patients undergoing malabsorptive weight-loss procedures are at increased risk of calcium and vitamin D deficiency. Thyroidectomy
carries the risk of both immediate and long-term hypocalcemia. Here we describe a patient who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric
bypass (RYGB) and subsequent near-total thyroidectomy and then developed refractory hypocalcemia. Serum calcium reached a

Abstract
Background  Chyle leakage is an uncommon complication of lateral neck dissection for metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). There
have been no reports on chyle leakage after central neck dissection not combined with lateral neck dissection. We therefore
investigated chyle leakage in PTC patients undergoing thyroidectomy and central neck dissection.

Methods  A total of 283 new patients with differentiated PTC underwent total thyroidectomy plus central neck dissection. The amount

Abstract
Background and aims  The role of central neck dissection in the treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma is debated. This retrospective investigation
was undertaken to assess whether it augments total thyroidectomy morbidity.

Patients/methods  A total of 305 consecutive patients who had undergone total thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid carcinoma were divided into

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