Table 2.
Operative details
| Adults | Children | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Number of glands found | One | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Two | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | |
| Three | 10 (15) | 1 (12) | 11 (15) | |
| Four | 48 (75) | 7 (88) | 55 (76) | |
| Five | 5 (8) | 0 (0) | 5 (7) | |
| Complications other than recurrent nerve damage | Yes | 2 (3) | 1 (12) | 3 (4) |
| No | 62 (97) | 7 (88) | 69 (96) | |
| Recurrent nerve damage | Yes | 2 (3) | 0 (0) | 2 (3) |
| No | 55 (86) | 7 (88) | 62 (86) | |
| Probably not, not identified | 2 (3) | 0 (0) | 2 (3) | |
| No damage left side, right not identified | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | |
| Missing | 4 (6) | 1 (12) | 5 (7) | |
| Effectively treated for the hyperparathyroidism (parathyroid hormone dropped below 25 pmol/l) | Yes | 46 (72) | 6 (75) | 52 (72) |
| No | 18 (28) | 2 (25) | 20 (28) | |
| Aparathyroidism as a result of parathyroidectomy (parathyroid hormone dropped below 1 pmol/l) | Yes | 7 (11) | 0 (0) | 7 (10) |
| No | 57 (89) | 8 (100) | 65 (90) | |
| Aparathyroidism prevented by auto-transplantation (parathyroid hormone of 1 pmol/l or more, four or more glands removed completely and autotransplantation performed) | Yes | 47 (73) | 7 (88) | 54 (75) |
| No | 17 (27) | 1 (12) | 18 (25) | |
| Total | 64 | 8 | 72 | |