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Harmonic focus in thyroidectomy for substernal goiter

, 2015
OBJECTIVES: No previous prospective study has evaluated harmonic scalpel in thyroidectomy for substernal goiter. The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of harmonic scalpel (FOCUS shear, Ethicon Endo-Surgery) in thyroidectomy for substernal ...
Sørensen, Christian Hjort, Hahn, Christoffer Holst, Trolle, Waldemar   +2 more
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Coexistence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Superior Vena Cava Syndromes Due to Substernal Goitre in a Patient With Respiratory Failure: A Case Report

, 2015
Introduction: Substernal goiter may rarely cause superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) owing to venous compression, and cause acute respiratory failure due to tracheal compression.
Tunc, Mehtap and Sazak, Hilal and Karlilar, Bulent and Ulus, Fatma and Tastepe, Irfan
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Bócio mergulhante – A propósito de um caso de estridor no Serviço de Urgência

Galicia Clínica, 2017
O bócio mergulhante é uma patologia relativamente rara e estima-se que corresponda a 7% de todos os casos de bócio. Na maioria dos doentes é assintomático (sendo detetado de forma acidental), mas pode produzir sintomas decorrentes da compressão de ...
Sónia Martins, Ana Sanches
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Upper airway obstruction with a large calcified substernal benign goiter [PDF]

, 1996
[Journal of Turgut Ozal Medical Center 1996;3(3) :203-205]Tiroid bezinde, solunum yolu obstrüksiyonu oluşturacak kalsifiye, büyük benign nodüller sık görülmemektedir.
Baysal, Tamer, Hasanoğlu, Adnan, Bülbüloğlu, Ertan, Yıldırım, Zeki   +3 more
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Giant Fibrolipoma of the Esophagus

Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2012
Benign tumors of the esophagus are uncommon, representing
Ryan L. Kau, Alpen B. Patel, Michael L. Hinni   +2 more
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Primary Intrathoracic Goiter

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2006
Nodular goiter is a common disease in Taiwan, and substernal or intrathoracic goiters are not infrequent. However, intrathoracic goiters are mainly of the secondary type and primary intrathoracic goiters are rarely seen. We report a 55-year-old woman who
Ming-Hsun Wu, Kuen-Yuan Chen, Koung-Yi Liaw, Po-Huang Lee   +3 more
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Trans-cervical resection of a separate substernal goitre

, 2017
INTRODUCTION: A separate substernal goitre which is not continuous with the main cervical thyroid proves a unique challenge for resection. A trans-cervical approach is preferred but may be hazardous due to the possibility of ectopic thyroid tissue with ...
Steve Manolas, Antara Karmakar, Manolas, S, Farrell, S, To, H, Stephen Farrell, Karmakar, A, Henry To   +7 more
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A new technique for substernal colon transposition with a breast dissector: report of 39 cases

, 2006
This paper investigates the effectiveness of the breast dissector to create a substernal space for oesophageal reconstruction. The surgeon must be extremely careful while dissecting the tissue below the sternum in order to avoid pneumothorax.
Ozkan O, Spanio S, Chen HC, Coskunfirat O.K., CIGNA, EMANUELE, Tang YB, Chio SY   +6 more
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A Case Report of Substernal Goiter [PDF]

, 1993
A case of substernal goiter is reported. A 78-year-old female was admitted to our hospital with no symptoms. Chest roentgenography on admission showed that a mass of 3 by 5 cm in size with calcification located in the substernal region.
Okita, Mitsuaki, Matsuura, Yuichiro, Ito, Takashi, Shigemoto, Shigenori, Watanabe, Kiminori, Kochi, Kazuhiro, Shimamoto, Humio, Isono, Motoaki, Shigemoto, Miho   +8 more
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Multilayered Insights into Poorly Differentiated, BRAFV600E-Positive, Thyroid Carcinoma in a Rapidly Developing Goiter with Retrosternal Extension: From En “Y” Cervicotomy to SPECT/CT-Positive Lung Metastases

Diagnostics
Poorly differentiated thyroid malignancy, a rare histological type of aggressive thyroid malignancy with associated difficulties and gaps in its histological and molecular characterization, might lead to challenging clinical presentations that require a ...
Oana-Claudia Sima, Anca-Pati Cucu, Dana Terzea, Claudiu Nistor, Florina Vasilescu, Lucian-George Eftimie, Mihai-Lucian Ciobica, Mihai Costachescu, Mara Carsote   +8 more
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