title: Combined thyroidectomy and cardiac surgery.
abstract: A combination of cardiac surgery and thyroidectomy as a single stage operation has rarely been reported in the literature. We report on the management of a 64-year-old female undergoing a combined aortic valve replacement and excision of a primary (ectopic) intrathoracic goiter. The literature on combined cardiac surgery and thyroidectomy is also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Annika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sjoeholm
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: Richard W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Bunton
mesh_terms: D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013961:Thyroid Gland; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*