Original article title
What makes thyroidectomy difficult? The role of sex and thyroid volume in predicting surgical complexity.
Abstract excerpt
“Male sex and thyroid volume are the strongest independent preoperative predictors of difficult thyroidectomy and are associated with increased postoperative morbidity, particularly transient hypoparathyroidism.”
Keep in mind
Observational · association, not causation.
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