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,
Najm S. Khan +3 more
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Surgical Management of Substernal Goiters: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
LaryngoscopeThis systematic review and meta‐analysis of 15,706 patients with substernal goiter highlights that while surgery is often prompted by symptoms or imaging evidence of compression, over a quarter of patients were asymptomatic. The majority of cases (88.7%) were successfully managed through a cervical approach, with only a minority requiring thoracic ...
Cheung MH +4 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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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 ...
Mai Tone Lønnebakken +3 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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Navigating the Debate on Managing Large (≥4 cm) Thyroid Nodules
International Journal of Endocrinology, 2022 Purpose. Discordant practice guidelines for managing large thyroid nodules may result in unnecessary surgeries and costs. Recent data suggest similar false-negative rates in fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies between small (
Samantha N. Steinmetz-Wood +3 more
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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 Sengul D, Sengul I, Ozturk T.
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A Case Report of Pulmonary Embolism Caused by Substernal Goiter. [PDF]
Cureus, 2022 Liu H, Chow M.
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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
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Transcervical and robotic-assisted thoracoscopic resection of a substernal goiter. [PDF]
BMJ Case Rep, 2022 Wadhavkar N, Kontopidis I, Bollig C.
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