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Il Giornale di chirurgia · Aug 2008
Case Reports[Severe obstruction of upper airway by cervicomediastinal goitre in patients with cardiopulmonary insufficiency].
- L Sommaruga, P Del Rio, F G Accardi, F Cademartiri, M F Arcuri, and M Sianesi.
- Università degli Studi di Parma, Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Clinica Chirurgica Generale e Trapianti d'Organo.
- G Chir. 2008 Aug 1;29(8-9):354-8.
AbstractThe symptoms of the retrosternal goitre are due to the compression especially on airway, by thyroid growth in mediastinum. We present a case of an old woman affected by chronic obstructive broncopneumopathy, atrial fibrillation and mediastinal goitre. The previous growth in mediastinum was the cause of compression on airway with unexpected worsening of respiratory function. The risk of total thyroidectomy was related to the possible tracheomalacia. The surgery improved respiratory performance.
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