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Minimal Invasive Resection of Large Retrosternal Thyroid Goiter
Published on: September 20, 2024
Acute airway obstruction due to spontaneous intrathyroidal haemorrhage
Niels Krintel Petersen1, Sebastian Udholm2, Stefano Christian Londero2
1Otorhinolaryngology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Midtjylland, Denmark niels.krintel.petersen@gmail.com.
Abstract:
A woman in her mid-80's collapsed while home due to a sudden onset of swelling on her neck compromising the airway. She was intubated on-site and brought to the trauma-centre where she was diagnosed with an intrathyroidal bleeding with compression of the trachea. A subacute left sided thyroid lobectomy was performed, giving immediate relief to the displaced and compressed airway. The patient was discharged after 3 days. The final histopathological examination revealed a microfollicular adenoma with extensive bleeding.
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