Multinodular goiter compressing the trachea following open heart surgery |
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| Authors: | Sajja Lokeswara R Mannam Gopi C Sompalli Sriramulu Simhadri Chandra S R Hasan Ashfaq |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Care Hospital, The Institute of Medical Sciences, Road No. 1, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500 034, Andhra Pradesh, India. |
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| Abstract: | Acute hemorrhage into an adenomatous goiter following cardiac surgery is a rare cause of acute upper airway obstruction. We report an unusual presentation of respiratory distress in a patient with goiter recovering from open heart surgery, which was successfully treated by left hemithyroidectomy. A mandatory evaluation of the upper trachea in patients with long-standing benign goiter is recommended prior to cardiac surgery. |
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