The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 4 , Pages 439-446, April 2009

The impact of age, vitamin D3 level, and incidental parathyroidectomy on postoperative hypocalcemia after total or near total thyroidectomy

  • Yeşim Erbil, M.D.

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    • Department of General Surgery, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90 212 5331784; fax: +90 212 6319771
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  • Umut Barbaros, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Berna Temel, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Umit Turkoglu, M.D.

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    • Department of Biochemistry, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Halim İşsever, Ph.D.

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    • Department of Health Public, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Alp Bozbora, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Selçuk Özarmağan, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Serdar Tezelman, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey

Received 23 November 2007; received in revised form 4 January 2008

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PII: S0002-9610(08)00478-9

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.01.032

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 4 , Pages 439-446, April 2009

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