Does Completion Thyroid Surgery Pose a Higher Risk of Complications?
In this multi-institutional endocrine surgery database, the reported long-term complication rates after completion thyroidectomy were the same as for first-time thyroid lobectomy. However, clinical hypoparathyroidism was 2.5-fold more likely for total thyroidectomy than for completion thyroidectomy at 30-days and remained 3.7-fold higher in the long term suggesting that completion thyroidectomy does not pose a higher risk of complications.
Authors
- Alaa Sada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6000-5597)
- Sally E. Carty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8288-3884)
- Kimberly M. Ramonell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4934-5723)
- Linwah Yip (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2449-3685)
- Elizabeth B. Habermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1140-003X)
- Kelly L. McCoy
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.12546
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.02