甲状腺次全切除术是治疗甲状腺机能亢进(简称“甲亢”)的方法之一,临床上取得了良好的效果。但如果术前准备不妥善,术中操作不慎,术后常发生较严重的并发症,如术后出血,呼吸道阻塞,喉上、喉返神经损伤,甲状腺危象,手足搐搦症等。笔者仅就曾遇到的甲状腺次全切除术后发生手足搐搦症3例报告如下,并作简单讨论。 Subtotal thyroidectomy is one of the methods for treating hyperthyroidism (abbreviated as “hyperthyroidism”) and has achieved good clinical results. However, if the preoperative preparation is not proper, the operation is inadvertently followed by serious complications, such as postoperative bleeding, respiratory obstruction, upper larynx, recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, thyroid crisis, hand-foot disease. The author reported only 3 cases of tetany after thyroidectomy that had been encountered as follows and discussed briefly.