Identification alone versus intraoperative neuromonitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroid surgery: experience of 2034 consecutive patients [PDF]
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of intraoperative neuromonitoring in reducing the postoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy rate by a comparison between patients submitted to thyroidectomy with intraoperative ...
Calo', PIETRO GIORGIO+6 more
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Delayed presentation of forgotten thyroid goiter - 25 years after thyroidectomy [PDF]
Forgotten goiter is a rare occurrence (2 - 16% of retrosternal thyroid cases) that depicts recurrence of retrosternal thyroid mass due to growth of remnant thyroid tissue overlooked during an initial thyroidectomy.
Abbas, Mohsin+5 more
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Frequency and severity of globus pharyngeus symptoms in patients undergoing thyroidectomy. A pre-post short term cross-sectional study [PDF]
Globus pharyngeus is a sensation of a lump or foreign body in the throat, sometimes associated with thyroid diseases and surgery. Previous studies investigated this condition with contradictory results, mainly because not standardized instruments of ...
ANTONACI, Alfredo+4 more
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Preoperative risk factors in total thyroidectomy of substernal goiter
Aldo Bove, Raffaella Maria Di Renzo, Gauro D’Urbano, Manuela Bellobono, Vincenzo D’ Addetta, Alfonso Lapergola, Giuseppe Bongarzoni Department of Medicine, Dentistry and Biotechnology, University “G.
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Prediktori zbrinjavanja otežanog dišnog puta u kirurgiji štitnjače: petogodišnja opservacijska prospektivna studija u jednom centru [PDF]
Difficult tracheal intubation (DI) is more common in thyroid than in other surgical branches due to thyromegaly. Proper preoperative airway evaluation is necessary in order to reduce the potential numerous complications.
Anka Tošković+7 more
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The surgical treatment of substernal goiter [PDF]
Substernal goiter remains a common consideration in the differential diagnosis of a mediastinal mass. Given the potential for serious goiter-related complications as well as the inability to rule out associated malignancy, it has been our policy to treat
Fritts, Lori, Thompson, Norman W.
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Objectives This study evaluated the long-term efficacy and safety of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for intrathoracic goiter (ITG) over a follow-up period exceeding six months.Methods From 2017 to 2022, 22 patients (6 males, 16 females) with 24 ITGs ...
Yu-Hsin Wang+9 more
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Ectopic thyroid mass separately present in mediastinum and not a retrosternal extension: A report of two cases [PDF]
Retrosternal extension of goiter is one of the most common types of masses in the superior mediastinum. These types of goiters classically present with compressive symptoms such as dyspnea, dysphonia, dysphagia, or sleep apnea.
Shahabuddin, Syed+2 more
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Tireoide ectópica no mediastino anterior [PDF]
Ectopic thyroid is a rare condition, and its location in the anterior mediastinum is even rarer, there having been only 5 reported cases in the past 30 years.
Baganha, MF+3 more
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Clinica 1 Chirurgie, Clinica de Endocrinologie, Spitalul „Sf.Spiridon”, UMF ”Gr.T.Popa”, Iaşi, România, Al XII-lea Congres al Asociației Chirurgilor „Nicolae Anestiadi” din Republica Moldova cu participare internațională 23-25 septembrie 2015Introducere:
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