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Table 4 Postoperative complications

From: Identifying risk factors of recurrence for clinically node negative papillary thyroid carcinoma with pathologic N1a

Complication

Number (%)

Wound infection

0

Hypocalcemia

 Transient

63 (5.8)

 Permanent

37 (3.4)

Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury

 Transient

32 (3.0)

 Permanent

10 (0.9)

Bleeding

2 (0.2)