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Endoscopic Ultrasound–Guided Diagnosis of Mediastinal Ectopic Thyroid in a High‐Risk Elderly Male
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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Emergency total thyroidectomy due to non traumatic disease. Experience of a surgical unit and literature review [PDF]
Background Acute respiratory failure due to thyroid compression or invasion of the tracheal lumen is a surgical emergency requiring urgent management.
Campobasso, Giuseppe +9 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction Thyroidectomy is a routine operation for diverse thyroid diseases between benign and malignant. In such cases, the complications and postoperative pains, such as nausea, vomiting, and hemodynamic instability, complicate recovery and lengthen hospital stays.
Ayesha Khan +13 more
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Substernal goiter, also said cervico-mediastinic goiter, is a thyroid formation with cervical departure that goes beyond, with stretched neck, the superior thoracic strait for at least 3 cm and that preserves, generally, the parenchimal or fibrous connections between the cervical and thoracic portion, maintaining a direct vascularization supplied by ...
BATORI, Mariano +7 more
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Abstract Objectives Tracheomalacia is defined as the weakening of the tracheal rings secondary to long‐standing compression or inherent structural weakness, leading to stridor and airway compromise. The common etiological factor of tracheomalacia includes compression of the tracheal framework due to a large multinodular goiter.
Shayan Khalid Ghaloo +5 more
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Developing a large‐scale quality improvement program for thyroid cancer surgery
Abstract Background Surgical quality improvement (QI) plays a critical role in optimizing patient outcomes and reducing healthcare costs. QI programs focusing specifically on thyroid cancer surgical care are lacking. This study aimed to (a) select and introduce surgical quality indicators for thyroid cancer and (b) identify areas for QI at the state ...
Catherine B. Jensen +7 more
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Objective: To describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients diagnosed with intrathoracic thyroid masses managed surgically in our institution, determine associated factors affecting eventual operative approaches for these patients ...
Kevin Michael Mendoza +1 more
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Le goitre plongeant à Tlemcen dans l’ouest algérien: aspect clinique et thérapeutique de 1996-2014 [PDF]
La définition du goitre plongeant, la plus couramment employée, est tout goitre ne siégeant pas dans la région cervicale en position opératoire. Le but d'évaluer sa prise en charge, en insistant plus particulièrement sur les examens préopératoires, les ...
Abi-Ayad, Chakib +4 more
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Key Clinical Message Anterior mediastinal mass often is serious and its diagnosis requires a comprehensive evaluation involving imaging studies, pathological analysis and consultation with a multidisciplinary team involving radiologist, thoracic surgeons, and oncologist.
Shahabaddin Sorouri +2 more
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Variantes y anomalías anatómicas en la cirugía endocrinológica cervical [PDF]
In thyroid and parathyroid surgery, it is crucial to know the variability of the neck s anatomical structures and above all, the elements of the neck s anterior compartment.
Gil-Carcedo García, Luis María +2 more
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