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. 2021 Mar;10(3):1093–1103. doi: 10.21037/gs-21-121

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Hypocalcemia associated with surgical extent and the number of parathyroid glands preserved. (A) TT+ unilateral CLND: 2 intact parathyroid being preserved; (B) TT+ unilateral:2 parathyroid glands being preserved without blood supply and the color changed; (C) TT + bilateral CLND with 1 intact parathyroid gland being preserved; (D) TT + bilateral CLND with 2 intact parathyroid gland being preserved and 1 parathyroid glands were preserved without blood supply and the color changed; (E) TT + bilateral CLND with 3 intact parathyroid were preserved combined with blood supply preservation and the color was normal, but 1 parathyroid glands preserved without blood supply and the color changed. The arrow shows parathyroid gland. CLND, central lymph node dissection.