Giant Recurrent Substernal Goiter Causing Severe Compression of Mediastinal Vessels 25 Years After Total Thyroidectomy: A Case Report [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsRecurrent substernal goiter can develop decades after total thyroidectomy due to microscopic residual tissue. It must be considered in the differential diagnosis of giant mediastinal masses.
Mohammad Shbat +7 more
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Substernal goiter and laryngopharyngeal reflux [PDF]
Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2017 Objective This study aims to compare the prevalence of laryngopharyngeal reflux signs between two groups of patients undergoing thyroidectomy for voluminous goiter: substernal goiters and voluminous cervical goiter without thoracic extension.
Mariana Gonçalves Rodrigues +12 more
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Cardiopulmonary Arrest Caused by Large Substernal Goiter—Treatment with Combined Cervical Approach and Median Mini-Sternotomy: Report of a Case [PDF]
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.
Charilaos Koulouris +13 more
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Impact of Drain Placement on Postoperative Complications after Thyroidectomy for Substernal Goiter [PDF]
International Archives of OtorhinolaryngologyIntroduction Despite the evidence against drain placement after thyroidectomy, there is a lack of consensus on drain use in patients with substernal goiter.
Usama Waqar +13 more
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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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Preoperative risk factors in total thyroidectomy of substernal goiter [PDF]
Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2016 Aldo Bove, Raffaella Maria Di Renzo, Gauro D’Urbano, Manuela Bellobono, Vincenzo D’ Addetta, Alfonso Lapergola, Giuseppe Bongarzoni Department of Medicine, Dentistry and Biotechnology, University “G.
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Preoperative Evaluation of Substernal Goiter by Computed Tomography in the Extended Neck Position [PDF]
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.
Teruhisa Yano +4 more
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Opportunities and challenges of radiofrequency ablation for substernal goiter: a case report [PDF]
Frontiers in OncologySubsternal goiter (SG) refers to an enlargement of the thyroid gland that extends below the sternal notch or clavicle. While most cases are benign, a few may be malignant. Surgical resection is the standard treatment for SGs that cause clinical symptoms.
Zhiming Han, Lei Feng, Nan Wang
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Technical review by the Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology and the Brazilian Society of Head and Neck Surgery on hierarchical coding in thyroid surgery [PDF]
Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de CirurgiõesThe Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology and the Brazilian Society of Head and Neck Surgery developed a technical consensus on hierarchical coding in thyroid surgery, considering the role of the Brazilian Hierarchical Classification of Medical ...
CARLOS EDUARDO SANTA RITTA BARREIRA +39 more
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Diving retrosternal goiter and the dilemma of sternotomy: indications, predictors and surgical considerations [PDF]
Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryA goiter is defined as an enlargement of the thyroid gland, typically resulting in a doubling in size or a weight exceeding 40 g. It affects approximately 5% of the global population. Diving, or substernal, goiters occur when more than 50% of the thyroid
Vasileios Leivaditis +15 more
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