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Introduction Postoperative neck hematoma (PNH) is an uncommon but potentially-lethal complication of thyroid surgery. Objective To identify the risk factors for postthyroidectomy hematoma requiring reoperation, the timing, the source of the ...
Andre Ywata de Carvalho +7 more
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Mediastinal Goiter Operated as Trans Clavicular Access as Adjunct to Cervical Incision [PDF]
There are cases in which resection of cervico-mediastinal goitres requires additional thoracic access as an adjunct to standard transverse cervicotomy, and typically this takes the form of sternotomy or thoracotomy.
Caruso, Ettore +7 more
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Substernal goiter: from definitions to treatment
The enlargement of multinodular goiter into the mediastinum through the thoracic inlet or ectopic thyroid tissues directly in the mediastinum is defined as Substernal Goiter (SG). However, there is no clear consensus in the literature on this definition. There are many definitions for SG in the literature.
Unlu, Mehmet Taner +4 more
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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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While the Department of Surgery is renowned for operating on people, Velvet Cain specializes in another type of “surgery”: analyzing and managing complex numbers.
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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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Alliric Willis Leads Study Exploring Demographics, Disparities and Outcomes in Substernal Goiters [PDF]
Lack of iodine makes goiters— enlargement of the thyroid gland in the neck—common in some parts of the world. In the United States, salt is enriched with iodine, so the condition is far less common.
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Background: 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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Thyroid Embryonic Anomalies Involving the Medial and Lateral Anlagen: Two Surgical Case Reports
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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Predictors of the need for an extracervical approach to intrathoracic goitre [PDF]
Background: Sternotomy and lateral thoracotomy are required infrequently to remove an intrathoracic goitre (ITG). As few studies have explored the need for an extracervical approach (ECA), the aim of this study was to examine this in a large cohort of ...
Adegboye VO +10 more
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