New Technique to Reduce the Risk For Hypocalcemia in Thyroid Surgery

Rodrigo Arrangoiz MS, MD, FACS, FSSO

👉In this issue of JAMA Surgery, Benmiloud et provide evidence that the common and harmful complication of early postoperative hypocalcemia may be reduced with this new technique.

👉The primary aim of the study, was to see post operative hypocalcemia may be reduced by using the fluorescent properties of the parathyroid glands intraoperatively.

👉Although some important data are not reported in the study, particularly concerning how and by whom the patients were followed up, the completeness of follow-up, and biochemical data with blood levels of calcium and parathyroid hormone at 6 months, the results suggest that the concept of parathyroid autofluorescence can be used to reduce early postoperative hypocalcemia.

👉If these results are reproduced by other centers in randomized clinical trials with other devices, and for long-term hypoparathyroidism, this will represent a substantial improvement in the quality of thyroid surgery.

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Published by Rodrigo Arrangoiz MS, MD, FACS, FSSO

My name is Rodrigo Arrangoiz I am a breast surgeon/ thyroid surgeon / parathyroid surgeon / head and neck surgeon / surgical oncologist that works at Center for Advanced Surgical Oncology in Miami, Florida. I was trained as a surgeon at Michigan State University from (2005 to 2010) where I was a chief resident in 2010. My surgical oncology and head and neck training was performed at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia from 2010 to 2012. At the same time I underwent a masters in science (Clinical research for health professionals) at the University of Drexel. Through the International Federation of Head and Neck Societies / Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center I performed a two year head and neck surgery and oncology / endocrine fellowship that ended in 2016. Mi nombre es Rodrigo Arrangoiz, soy cirujano oncólogo / cirujano de tumores de cabeza y cuello / cirujano endocrino que trabaja Center for Advanced Surgical Oncology en Miami, Florida. Fui entrenado como cirujano en Michigan State University (2005 a 2010 ) donde fui jefe de residentes en 2010. Mi formación en oncología quirúrgica y e n tumores de cabeza y cuello se realizó en el Fox Chase Cancer Center en Filadelfia de 2010 a 2012. Al mismo tiempo, me sometí a una maestría en ciencias (investigación clínica para profesionales de la salud) en la Universidad de Drexel. A través de la Federación Internacional de Sociedades de Cabeza y Cuello / Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center realicé una sub especialidad en cirugía de cabeza y cuello / cirugia endocrina de dos años que terminó en 2016.

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