MANAGEMENT OF ENDOCRINE DISEASE: Postsurgical hypoparathyroidism: current treatments and future prospects for parathyroid allotransplantation

Permanent postsurgical hypoparathyroidism (POSH) is a major complication of anterior neck surgery in general and of thyroid surgery in particular. Depending on diagnostic criteria, up to 10% of patients undergoing bilateral thyroid surgery develop POSH. This leads to a multitude of symptoms that decrease the quality of life and burden the healthcare provision through complex needs for medication and treatment of specific complications, such as...