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Anatomical and developmental aspects of iatrogenic injury to the right recurrent laryngeal nerve in surgical resections of substernal goiter

The Anatomical Record, 2021
Thyroid surgery is the primary treatment for substernal goiters, and iatrogenic injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RNL) is always a risk. The literature suggests that iatrogenic lesions of the RNL post resection of substernal goiter are not equally
R. Fiorelli, Alfredo Jorge Vasconcelos Duarte, Aline de Quadros Teixeira, T. Montenegro, P. E. Portari Filho, Maria Ribeiro Santos Morard, Manuel Silva Ascenção, C. Oliveira, Pietro Novellino   +8 more
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Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2011
Substernal goiter is, space-occupying character within the chest cavity, mediastinuma growing that extended from the upper cervical goiter which may be of primary origin as well as mediastinal and this pathology of the thyroid gland which can cause ...
Remzi Doğan, İlker Koçak, Sabri Baki Eren   +2 more
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Substernal Mass: A Rare Presentation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Oman Medical Journal, 2019
A 62-year-old female with a history of hepatitis C presented with one week of worsening abdominal distension. On physical examination, she had icterus, abdominal distension, shifting dullness, and a positive fluid wave.
Kevin Yuqi Wang, Mohammad Ghasemi Rad , Camelia Arsene, Doina David   +3 more
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Preoperative predictors of sternotomy need in mediastinal goiter management [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to identify the preoperative risk factors for patients in need of a sternotomy in the management of mediastinal goiters in order to provide better preoperative planning and patient consent.
Agha, Ahmed, Allo, Cichoń, Cohen, de Perrot, de Roy van Zuidewijn, Erbil, Grainger, Hedayati, Huins, Katlic, Monchik, Morgan, Newman, Sand, Sanders, Shaha, Sitges-Serra, Topcu, Torre, White   +21 more
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Retrosternal Goitre: Anatomical Aspects and Technical Notes

Medicina, 2022
Background and Objectives: surgery for substernal goitre is still debated in the literature, due to the wide range of surgical options. This article outlines the findings of our extensive experiences, which include 264 cases of patients with “goitre ...
Enrico Battistella, Luca Pomba, Gisella Sidoti, Chiara Vignotto, Antonio Toniato   +4 more
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Substernal reconstruction following esophagectomy: operation of last resort? [PDF]

, 2017
Background: The posterior mediastinum is the preferred location for reconstruction following esophagectomy. Occasionally alternative routes are required.
Birdas, Thomas J., Ceppa, DuyKhanh P., Moremen, Jacob R., Rieger, Karen M.   +3 more
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Atrioventricular Dissociation following Blunt Chest Trauma

Case Reports in Medicine, 2014
Blunt chest trauma (BCT) is a common clinical presentation seen in emergency departments. Few cases of cardiac conduction abnormalities due to BCT have been reported in the medical literature. This dysrhythmias may present as permanent conduction defects
Salim Surani, Karen Allen, Cynthia Ocegueda-Pacheco, Joseph Varon   +3 more
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Implantation of an Extravascular Implantable Defibrillator Using a Substernal Lead in a Patient with Previous Cardiac Surgery

Journal of Innovations in Cardiac Rhythm Management
We present the case of a 52-year-old man suffering from malignant mitral valve prolapse syndrome. He underwent a right-sided thoracotomy for mitral valve repair but required implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation 4 years later.
A. Breitenstein, Jean‐Yves Delaite, Nicolas Dayal   +2 more
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Right Coronary Artery Ectasia Manifesting With Acute Coronary Syndrome and Atrial Fibrillation: A Case Report

Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases, 2023
The patient is a 59-year-old man who presented with substernal chest pain. Electrocardiogram showed evidence of inferior ST-segment elevation, and his troponin I level peaked at 40 µg/L.
Toluwalase Awoyemi, Tim Provias
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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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