Produção Nacional
The importance of the ligation of the inferior thyroid artery in parathyroid function after subtotal thyroidectomy
2000; Universidade de São Paulo - FM/USP; Volume: 55; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/s0041-87812000000400002
ISSN1678-9903
AutoresVergilius José Furtado de Araújo Filho, Gilberto Britto e Silva Filho, Lenine Garcia Brandão, Luiz Roberto Medina dos Santos, Alberto Rossetti Ferraz,
Tópico(s)Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
ResumoWe prospectively studied the effects of the ligation of the inferior thyroid artery (ITA) on postoperative hypoparathyroidism in 48 patients who underwent functional subtotal thyroidectomy. Patients were randomized into two groups: A, with bilateral ligation of the ITA and B, without ligation of the ITA. Parathyroid function was checked preoperatively and after surgery by clinical examination and measurement of total calcium, intact PTH, urinary calcium, and AMPc. RESULTS: A significant incidence of postoperative hypocalcemia occurred: 17% in group A and 13% in B on the 4th postoperative day. Six months later, the incidence was 5% in Group A and 0% in Group B. These differences were not statistically significant between the two groups, and neither were any of the other clinical and laboratory observations. CONCLUSION: The ligation of the ITA was not an important causal factor for the occurrence of postoperative hypocalcemia after subtotal thyroidectomy.
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