Autofluorescence and Indocyanine Green to Avoid Hypocalcemia After Thyroidectomy
Status:
Not yet recruiting
Trial end date:
2025-05-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
- Hypoparathyroidism (and the resulting hypocalcemia) remains the most common morbidity
after a total thyroidectomy.
- The identification and preservation of parathyroid glands during neck surgery has always
been challenging but is crucial to avoid postoperative hypocalcemia.
- Recently, the specific autofluorescent characteristics of endogenous fluorophores in the
parathyroid tissue have been used to detect and confirm parathyroid glands during
thyroid surgery.
- Injecting indocyanine green and using its fluorescent characteristics has the advantage
of adding information about the vascular supply of the parathyroid glands.
- This randomized clinical trial aims to investigate whether using autofluorescence and
indocyanine green during thyroid surgery can predict or prevent postoperative
hypocalcemia.