title: Management of retrosternal goitre with superior vena cava obstruction.
abstract: Acute respiratory and cardiovascular decompensation secondary to retrosternal goitre is uncommon but life threatening. We report our experience of successful surgical management of a patient who presented acute enlargement of the mediastinal component of retrosternal goitre, which resulted in tracheal and vena cava compression.
authors: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors: Flora H F
authors: FH
authors: Tsang
authors: Innes Y P
authors: IY
authors: Wan
authors: T W
authors: TW
authors: Lee
authors: S K
authors: SK
authors: Ng
authors: Anthony P C
authors: AP
authors: Yim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006045:Goiter, Substernal / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery