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SURGERY OF SUBSTERNAL AND INTRATHORACIC GOITERS [PDF]

Archives of Surgery, 1921
In denoting the presence of a prolongation or of the enlargement of the entire thyroid gland behind the sternum or within the thoracic cavity, the terms "substernal" and "intrathoracic" have been used synonymously. In this article, the term intrathoracic goiter will be limited to those growths of the thyroid in which the major portion of the tumor lies
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Surgical treatment of substernal goiter

, 2000
Background: Substernal goiter differs from its cervical counterpart in regard to its clinical presentation, surgical management, pathological analysis and postoperative ...
Hasbahceci, M, Ozenc, A, Ozdemir, A, Hamaloglu, E   +3 more
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Massive retropharyngeal goiter: Case presentation and literature review of a rare entity

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Retropharyngeal goiters are uncommon entities characterized by the presence of thyroid tissue in the retropharyngeal space. We present the case of an 89-year-old female with a history of dysphagia and hoarseness of voice.
Russel T. Wagner, Sammy Khalili, Neil S. Mundi   +2 more
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Surgical tactics for nodular thyroid diseases with compression syndrome

Mìžnarodnij Endokrinologìčnij Žurnal
Background. Clinical manifestations of tracheal compression occur when its lumen is narrowed by more than 70 %. When using spirometry as a screening method, the frequency of upper airway obstruction was from 10 to 31 %.
V.V. Boyko, V.V. Kritsak, A.L. Sochnieva, V.V. Tkachenko   +3 more
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Coexistence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Superior Vena Cava Syndromes Due to Substernal Goitre in a Patient With Respiratory Failure: A Case Report

, 2015
Introduction: Substernal goiter may rarely cause superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) owing to venous compression, and cause acute respiratory failure due to tracheal compression.
Tunc, Mehtap and Sazak, Hilal and Karlilar, Bulent and Ulus, Fatma and Tastepe, Irfan
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Double pyramidal lobe detected at ultrasound: a case report with review of the literature

Frontiers in Surgery
The pyramidal lobe (PL) is a common anatomical variant of the thyroid gland, arising from the caudal end of the thyroglossal duct during embryological development.
Spyridon Chytiris, Marsida Teliti, Marsida Teliti, Laura Croce, Laura Croce, Lidia Pizzuto, Linda Loretta Businaro, Tshering Dorji, Mario Rotondi, Mario Rotondi, Benedetto Calì   +10 more
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Anesthetic and Surgical Difficulties of Substernal Goiters: A Series of 16 Cases

, 2019
Introduction: Haller first described substernal goiter in 1749. Authors report different definitions, but the most commonly used defines substernal goiter as a goiter that does not sit in the neck in the operating position and has a lower extension to ...
Ouarssani, Aziz, Traibi, Akram, Hachimi, Moulay Ahmed, Kettani, Sarah   +3 more
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Long-term outcomes of radiofrequency ablation for intrathoracic goiter up to 5 years: evaluated by computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound

International Journal of Hyperthermia
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, Pi-Ling Chiang, An-Ni Lin, Cheng-Kang Wang, Chih-Ying Lee, Chen-Kai Chou, Yen-Hsiang Chang, Shun-Yu Chi, Sheng-Dean Luo, Wei-Che Lin   +9 more
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Thyroid abscess associated with a substernal goiter. Case report.

, 2003
An abscess associated with an intrathoracic goiter is an extremely rare condition. The authors report a case of a thyroid abscess complicated by acute dyspnea and asphyxia in a patient of geriatric age with a substernal goiter.
G. Magni, MORANDI, Uliano, P. Natali, R. Valli, C. Lavini   +4 more
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Benign Nodular Goiter Causing Upper Airway Obstruction

Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 2019
Objective. Benign nodular goiter (BNG) can cause narrowing of the upper airway. In some rare cases, obstruction of the upper airway also occurs. Thefollowing paper reports our experiences with regard to BNG patients who experienced obstruction of the ...
Mahmut Başoğlu, Gürkan Öztürk, Bülent Aydınlı, M. İlhan Yıldırgan, S. Selçuk Atamanalp, Fehmi Celebi   +5 more
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