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
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US-CT fusion-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of large substernal benign thyroid nodules [PDF]
International Journal of Hyperthermia, 2022 The aim of the present study was to assess feasibility, safety and outcome of ultrasound (US) guided percutaneous radiofrequency (RF) ablation of large substernal benign thyroid nodules assisted by US-computed tomography (CT) fusion imaging and real-time
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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,
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The clinical and economic impact of extended battery longevity of a substernal extravascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator [PDF]
Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 2023 The extravascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator (EV ICD) has extended projected battery longevity compared to the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S‐ICD).
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Sutureless Thyroidectomy With Intraoperative Neuromonitoring and Energy-Based Device Without Sternotomy for Symptomatic Substernal Goiter Harboring Thyroiditis of Gland Parenchyma [PDF]
Cureus, 2021 Since substernal goiter first being described by Haller in 1749, a consensus on the definition of this entity has not been ensured, yet. Despite substernal goiter or retrosternal goiter is delineated as an enlarged thyroid gland with a component ...
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Medicina, 2021 Introduction: Substernal goiter is usually defined as a goiter that extends below the thoracic inlet or a goiter with more than 50% of its mass lying below the thoracic inlet.
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Preoperative Evaluation of Substernal Goiter by Computed Tomography in the Extended Neck Position
Case Reports in Oncology, 2021 Sternotomy is indicated when a goiter cannot be resected via a cervical incision, such as in the case of a substernal goiter extending beyond the aortic arch.
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A Case Report of Pulmonary Embolism Caused by Substernal Goiter [PDF]
Cureus, 2022 Substernal goiter is overall an uncommon disease. Obstructive symptoms can occasionally develop in older patients with a longstanding history of goiter. Here, we describe a rare case of pulmonary embolism presenting as a complication of benign substernal
Hongli Liu, M. Chow
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Substernal Goiter: a case to remember [PDF]
Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira, 2020 Goiter is a localized or generalized thyroid hypertrophy. It can remain within the cervical region or grow down until it invades the mediastinum. The signs and symptoms depend on the size and location of the goiter.
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Substernal goiter: from definitions to treatment
Sisli Etfal Hastanesi tip bulteni, 2022 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.
Mehmet Taner Ünlü
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