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Anaesthesia for thyroid and parathyroid surgery |
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| Authors: | Malhotra, S Sodhi, V |
| Affiliation: | 1 SpR in Anaesthesia Imperial School of Anaesthesia 2 Consultant Anaesthetist Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust E-mail: vsodhi@hhnt.nhs.uk |
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| Keywords: | Thyroid surgery can range from excision of a simple nodule to removal of retrosternal goitre to relieve tracheal compression. A computed tomography scan is advisable when the patient gives a history indicative of airway encroachment (e.g. positional dyspnoea). Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy may be unilateral or bilateral and present with respiratory difficulty or stridor. Long-standing goitre may be associated with tracheomalacia. |
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