%0 Journal Article
%T Routine low-dose calcium supplementation after thyroidectomy does not reduce the rate of symptomatic hypocalcemia: a prospective randomized trial
%A Byung-In Moon
%A Hyungju Kwon
%A Jong-Kyu Kim
%A Jun Woo Lee
%A Nam Sun Paik
%A Woosung Lim
%J Archive of "Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research".
%D 2019
%R 10.4174/astr.2019.96.4.177
%X Routine supplementation of high-dose calcium significantly decreased the risk of postoperative symptomatic hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy. However, there is an ongoing debate about whether the same results can be achieved with low-dose calcium supplementation
%K Calcium
%K Thyroidectomy
%K Hypocalcemia
%K Hypoparathyroidism
%K Thyroid neoplasms
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6444042/