Intact parathormone measurement 1 hour after total thyroidectomy as a predictor of symptomatic hypocalcemia.

Objective: Postoperative iPTH assay may predict significant hypocalcemia after thyroid surgery. The present study aimed to evaluate the ability of iPTH assay to monitor parathyroid function and to identify the risk of postoperative hypocalcemia in patients underwent thyroid surgery.

Materials And Methods: One hundred patients participated in the study (7 male and 93 female).

Bilateral elastofibroma dorsi: A case report.

Introduction: Elastofibroma dorsi(EFD) is slow-growing, benign, soft tissue tumor of unclear pathogenesis, typically located at the subscapular region of elderly people. It may be unilateral or bilateral. As it exhibits benign behavior, it should be surgically removed only in symptomatic patients.