Publications by authors named "Kah Seng Khoo"

Background: Hypocalcaemia as a common complication after total thyroidectomy [23-40% in University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC)] and could result in prolonged hospital stay. We compared the early hypocalcaemia rate between prophylactic infusion of calcium and placebo among post total thyroidectomy patients and to establish whether prophylactic intravenous infusion of calcium reduces the rate of hypocalcaemia in the first 48 hours after surgery.

Methods: Patients undergoing elective total thyroidectomy in UMMC between June 2020-May 2022, were recruited and randomized to receive placebo or prophylactic calcium infusion.

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Metastatic lesions to the breast from extramammary malignant neoplasms are rare and reported account for 0.5-6.6% of all breast malignancies.

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Acute suppurative thyroiditis account for <1% of thyroid diseases and is uncommon because of the gland's encapsulation, iodine-rich environment, good vascular supply and extensive lymphatic drainage. It has been reported in patients with underlying goiters, thyroid cancers and in immuno-compromised patients. The usual causative organisms are and .

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