Emergency surgical management of retrosternal goiter causing tracheal compression.
Acute tracheal compression caused by mediastinal masses is a rare event. Dyspnea is the most frequent symptom and the treatment of choice is intubation followed by surgical operation. Four cases of acute tracheal compression due to retrosternal goiter are described. All of them underwent emergency surgical treatment. Clinical findings and problems of surgical technique are discussed.
Abrescia
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F
Clinica Chirurgica, Università di Verona.
Mocella
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S
Montresor
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E
Tenchini
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P
Modena
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S
Puchetti
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V
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006045:Goiter, Substernal / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology*