Clinical Study
Incidental Parathyroidectomy during Total Thyroidectomy: Risk Factors and Consequences
Table 2
Incidental parathyroidectomy.
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| | Incidental parathyroidectomy | 70 | 24.9% | | Number of removed PGs | | | | 1 | 48 | 68.6% | | 2 | 14 | 20.0% | | 3 | 3 | 4.3% | | Fragment | 5 | 7.1% | | Autotransplantation of PGs | 4 | 5.7% | | Mean diameter of removed PGs | 4.1 mm | | | Location of removed PGs | | | | Intrathyroidal | 31 | 44.3% | | Subcapsular | 28 | 40.0% | | Extracapsular | 11 | 15.7% | | Histology of removed PGs | | | | Normal | 66 | 94.3% | | Hyperplasia without atypia | 4 | 5.7% | | Adenoma | 0 | 0 |
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