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Endocrine and Metabolic ScienceBackground: The choice of surgical approach for substernal goiter remains a subject of ongoing debate. While the cervical approach is common, alternatives like partial sternotomy or Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) are essential for primary ...
Tran Ngoc Luong +10 more
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Sanamed, 2022 May 25, World Thyroid Day, WTD, was officially accepted at the Annual General Meeting of the European Thyroid Association (ETA) before the September 2007 Congress in Leipzig, Germany. Although the date also refers to the establishment day of ETA in 1965,
Sengul Ilker, Sengul Demet
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Surgical Management of Substernal Goiters: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
The Laryngoscope, Volume 136, Issue 2, Page 575-585, February 2026.This systematic review and meta‐analysis of 15,706 patients with substernal goiter highlights that while surgery is often prompted by symptoms or imaging evidence of compression, over a quarter of patients were asymptomatic. The majority of cases (88.7%) were successfully managed through a cervical approach, with only a minority requiring thoracic ...
Matthew H. Cheung +4 more
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The Use of a Surgical Spoon in the Removal of Substernal Goiter
Ear, Nose & Throat JournalGoiter with substernal extension is common, with a reported incidence of up to 20% in patients undergoing thyroidectomy. It has been shown that the vast majority of substernal goiters can be removed through a cervical incision.
Matthew Krutz MD +2 more
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Thyroid Embryonic Anomalies Involving the Medial and Lateral Anlagen: Two Surgical Case Reports
Case Reports in Surgery, 2019 Introduction. An ectopic anomalous accessory thyroid is extremely rare. We present two related case reports. Case. A 43-year-old morbidly obese female presented with a palpable left thyroid mass. Initial impression after preoperative workup was a diffuse
Ferdinand Rico, John Lung
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2018 Background: Patients with goiter referred for thyroidectomy report swallowing difficulties. This might be associated with esophageal compression and deviation as this is present in a significant number of patients.
Jesper Roed Sorensen +3 more
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Harmonic focus in thyroidectomy for substernal goiter
, 2015 OBJECTIVES: No previous prospective study has evaluated harmonic scalpel in thyroidectomy for substernal goiter. The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of harmonic scalpel (FOCUS shear, Ethicon Endo-Surgery) in thyroidectomy for substernal ...
Sørensen, Christian Hjort +2 more
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Navigating the Debate on Managing Large (≥4 cm) Thyroid Nodules
International Journal of Endocrinology, 2022 Purpose. Discordant practice guidelines for managing large thyroid nodules may result in unnecessary surgeries and costs. Recent data suggest similar false-negative rates in fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies between small (
Samantha N. Steinmetz-Wood +3 more
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Surgical treatment of substernal goiter: An analysis of 59 patients
, 2008 Purpose. Substernal goiter is defined as a thyroid mass of which more than 50% is located below the thoracic inlet. In this article we report the diagnosis, symptoms, thyroid function, treatment, and postoperative complications of 59 patients with ...
Ghali, Nabil +9 more
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Endoscopic Ultrasound–Guided Diagnosis of Mediastinal Ectopic Thyroid in a High‐Risk Elderly Male
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Ectopic thyroid tissue (ETT) is a rare condition that predominantly affects women, often during periods of hormonal stimulation. Mediastinal involvement is even more uncommon. We present a case of ETT in a male patient with atypical demographics and a history of renal cell carcinoma, presenting as a large mediastinal mass measuring 6.0 × 4.6 × 4.5 cm ...
Dimo Dimitrov +5 more
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