title: Airway compromise caused by hematoma after thyroid fine-needle aspiration.
abstract: Thyroid fine needle aspiration is a very common procedure used to assess thyroid nodules; complications from this procedure are rare. We report an unusual case of a large hematoma of the neck caused by thyroid fine needle aspiration that caused airway compromise. The hematoma was successfully drained via a transcervical approach. In this case report, we also review the literature for the complication rate of this ubiquitous procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA. jpnoordzij@pol.net
authors.forename: J Pieter
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Noordzij
authors.forename: Mark M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Goto
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000473:pathology