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Surgical Approach to the Substernal Goiter [PDF]
Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2019 Surgery for substernal goiters can be technically demanding. Extensive mediastinal extension brings the thyroid gland into close quarters with vital intrathoracic structures. Proper preoperative planning is required to determine the potential need for an extracervical approach.
James X Wu
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Substernal Goiter: From Definitions to Treatment. [PDF]
Sisli Etfal Hastan Tip Bul, 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.
Unlu MT +4 more
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Substernal Goiter: When Is a Sternotomy Required? [PDF]
Journal of Surgical Research, 2015 BackgroundSternotomy for substernal goiters (SSG) is associated with greater morbidity than a cervical approach to thyroidectomy. We sought to identify predictors for sternotomy as a surgical approach for the removal of SSG and analyzed the preoperative ...
David F Schneider
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Laparoscopic, Endoscopic and Robotic Surgery, 2023 Approximately 25% of goiters extend to the substernal area, and most of them can be removed through a cervical incision. Goiters that extend into the posterior mediastinum are very rare, and resection usually requires thoracotomy.
Fei Tong +4 more
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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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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 +3 more
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Solitary intrathyroidal metastasis of renal clear cell carcinoma in a toxic substernal multinodular goiter [PDF]
Thyroid Research, 2008 Introduction Thyroid gland is a rare site of clinically detectable tumor metastasis. Case report A 71-year-old woman was referred to our department for an evaluation of toxic multinodular substernal goiter. She had a history of renal clear cell carcinoma
Dionigi Gianlorenzo +6 more
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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
Liu H, Chow M.
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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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Seorang Penderita dengan Retrosternal Goiter [A Patient with Retrosternal Goiter: A Rare Case]
Jurnal Respirasi, 2016 Background: Retrosternal goiter of the thyroid gland is the inclusion of 50% or more into the thoracic cavity. Many terms are used to describe the entry of the thyroid gland into the thoracic cavity include: substernal goiter, intrathoracic goiter ...
Mawardi Mawardi, Daniel Maranatha
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