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Quality of life and parathyroid gland functioning after surgical treatment for thyroid cancer

The consequences of surgically-acquired hypoparathyroidism in thyroid cancer patients and their aftercare have rarely been evaluated. Based on a survey of afflicted patients, the extent to which quality of life restrictions occur and how treatment and aftercare can be optimized are examined.









Funding: University Medical Center Mainz



Collaborators:



Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral-, und Transplantationschirurgie, Universitätsmedizin Mainz



Bundesverband Schilddrüsenkrebs – Ohne Schilddrüse leben e.V.

Netzwerk Hypopara im Bundesverband Schilddrüsenkrebs – Ohne Schilddrüse leben e.V.