Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy and Hypocalcemia with and without Bilateral Ligation of Inferior Thyroid Artery in Total Thyroidectomy

摘要

There were 100 patients of non toxic multimodular goitre in this series. Age range was from 12 year to 65 year. In each group there were 48 females and 2 males. In group I 12(24%) patients developed transient hypocalcemia and 3(6%) had transient recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy. In group II 10(20%) developed hypocalcemia and 7(14%) had recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy. All were transient in nature .