The sensitivity and specificity of methylene blue spray to identify the parathyroid gland during thyroidectomy

Background Hypocalcemia is a common complication of thyroidectomy resulting from an injury to the parathyroid gland. Methylene blue, which is a medication and dye that has been used for more than a century, is safe and readily available. The previous study has found that methylene blue spray on the...

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Published in:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	Patorn Piromchai, Thipphailin Juengtrakool, Supawan Laohasiriwong, Pornthep Kasemsiri, Piti Ungarereevittaya
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2019-01-01
Subjects:	Thyroid Methylene blue Parathyroid Thyroidectomy Parathyroidectomy
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/6376.pdf