title: [Goiter and pregnancy: a cause of predictable difficult intubation].
abstract: During pregnancy the thyroid undergoes several changes including altered function and gland enlargement. We describe the management of a 36-week pregnant woman presenting with upper-way obstruction secondary to tracheal compression by a large multinodular goitre. The patient was successfully managed with an awake fibreoptic intubation performed orally followed by a caesarean section and thyroidectomy as a combines procedure.
authors.affiliation: Service d'anesthésie-réanimation, CHI André Grégoire, 93150 Montreuil, France. kamel.rezig@chi-andre-gregoire.fr
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rezig
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Diar
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Benabidallah
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dardel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications
vernacular_title: Goitre et grossesse: une cause d'intubation difficile prévisible.