title: The myth of tracheomalacia and difficult intubation in cases of retrosternal goitre.
abstract: Although it is widely believed that management of the airway is difficult in surgery for retrosternal goitre, a review of the literature, revealing management of 1969 patients with retrosternal goitre, provided scant evidence of difficult intubation or post-operative tracheomalacia resulting in tracheal collapse. This was reflected in our own series of 18 thyroidectomies for retrosternal goitre performed at our hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Norfolk & Norwich Hospital, Norwich, UK. a.bennett@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: A M D
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hashmi
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Premachandra
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D006045:Goiter, Substernal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*