IS IT SAFE NOT TO LIGATE THE INFERIOR THYROID ARTERY DURING SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY?
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To ligate or not the inferior thyroid artery to avoid hypocalcaemia after thyroid surgery.
BACKGROUND Hypocalcaemia is a well recognized complication of thyroid surgery. We have compared the prevalence of hypocalcaemia in our patients following ligation and non-ligation of the inferior thyroid artery (ITA) during thyroid surgery. METHODS A prospective observational study was done from January 2000 to December 2004, at Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi. All patients undergoing s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Basrah Journal of Surgery
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2409-501X
DOI: 10.33762/bsurg.2009.55600