Impact of Drain Placement on Postoperative Complications after Thyroidectomy for Substernal Goiter. [PDF]
Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol, 2023 Introduction Despite the evidence against drain placement after thyroidectomy, there is a lack of consensus on drain use in patients with substernal goiter.
Waqar U +13 more
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Extracervical Approaches to Substernal Thyroid Goiter Resection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
OTO OpenObjective To evaluate the prevalence of extracervical approaches (ECAs) for substernal goiter (SSG) excision. Data Sources Search strategies created in collaboration with a medical librarian were implemented using PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus, Web of Science,
Khan NS, Zhang Y, Bollig K, Bollig CA.
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A Large Substernal Goiter that Extended to Both Sides of the Thorax [PDF]
Case Reports in Surgery, 2018 Most substernal goiters can be managed through the transcervical approach, but a sternotomy is required in some cases. This report is about a large substernal goiter, which was resected via a transcervical and full sternotomy approach.
Hirotaka Nakayama +9 more
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Gasless transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy in a primary substernal goitre patient: First case.
J Minim Access SurgFor most primary substernal goitre (SG) surgeries, sternotomy is required because the blood supply vessels of tumours come from the mediastinum. However, sternal dehiscence may lead to several surgical complications.
Fang J, Wang S, Liu J.
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A critical analysis of 33 patients with substernal goiter surgically treated by neck incision [PDF]
, 2009 The possibility of needing a combined access, with neck and chest incisions makes the treatment of substernal goiter a challenge both in the pre-op and the intraoperative.
Abrahão, Márcio +5 more
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Incidental Detection of Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis Secondary to Undiagnosed Benign Substernal Goiter [PDF]
Case Reports in Medicine, 2010 Internal jugular vein thrombosis is a serious event with potentially fatal outcome, where the clinical symptoms may be vague or absent. This paper refers to a rare case where routine carotid Doppler ultrasound prior to coronary artery bypass grafting ...
Andersen, Knut Sverre +3 more
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Oman Medical Journal, 2010 A thyroid mass, most often a non toxic colloid goiter or occasionally an adenoma, is not an unusual finding below the level of the thoracic inlet.1 In 1992 Creswell and Wells estimated that these tumors comprise 5.8% of all mediastinal lesions.1 There is
Mohamed A.H. Regal +5 more
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Sternal closure with sandwiched three-piece bioresorbable mesh reduces postoperative hemorrhage: a retrospective study. [PDF]
J Cardiothorac Surg, 2023 Background Median sternotomy is the most performed procedure in cardiac surgery; however, sternal displacement and bleeding remains a problem. This study aimed to investigate whether sternal reconstruction using a sandwiched three-piece bioresorbable ...
Yokoyama Y +9 more
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A Giant Euthyroid Endemic Multinodular Goiter with No Obstructive or Compressive Symptoms [PDF]
Case Reports in Medicine, 2011 Diffusely enlarged thyroid glands (goitres) are becoming increasingly infrequent. However, in some geographical areas they are still relatively common and can cause compressive symptoms involving the trachea, oesophagus, and recurrent laryngeal nerve ...
Armengol, Manuel +4 more
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