• La Tunisie médicale · Mar 2015

    Case Reports

    [Management of a compressive goiter in a pregnant woman].

    • Mohammed Ridal, Hassan Abbasi, Fouad Aissaoui, and Mohamed Noreddine Alami.
    • Tunis Med. 2015 Mar 1; 93 (3): 187-9.

    UnlabelledEmergency physicians frequently encounter patients with thyroid disease. However, it is unusual for these thyroid disorders to create acute, life-threatening situations. Critical airway compression attributable to benign thyroid enlargement may occur suddenly and require urgent treatment.Case ReportWe report a case of pregnant women who was admitted for compressive goiter with laryngeal dyspnea, which required emergency total thyroidectomy.ConclusionUrgent thyroidectomy in pregnant women can be performed if we respect the precautions.

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