25th August 2020

A 51-year-old gentleman with known Graves’ disease is referred to the endocrinologist by his GP

A 51-year-old gentleman with known Graves’ disease is referred to the endocrinologist by his GP for persisting symptoms of palpitations, restlessness and diarrhoea. He has been trialled with carbimazole and propranolol for the past 2 years but has not shown any effect since. Hence, a decision was made to perform a total thyroidectomy.

Which of the following are known adverse effects of total thyroidectomy which the surgeon would have to counsel him on?

Select the THREE most appropriate option from the list below.