Acute respiratory failure and tracheal obstruction in patients with posterior giant mediastinal (intrathoracic) goiter.
The extension of a thyroid goiter into the mediastinum, commonly known as a substernal goiter, is commonly located in the anterior mediastinum. Substernal enlargement of a goiter can cause compression of several mediastinal structures including the trachea. Tracheal compression may rarely lead to acute respiratory failure. We present a patient with tracheal compression and respiratory failure due to a posterior mediastinal goiter in the light of the literature.
Ket
Serap
S
Department of Chest Diseases, Akdeniz University Medical Faculty, Antalya, Turkey. drserapket@mynet.com
Ozbudak
Omer
O
Ozdemir
Tulay
T
Dertsiz
Levent
L