Acute respiratory failure and tracheal obstruction in patients with posterior giant mediastinal (intrathoracic) goiter
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- 1 March 2004
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
- Vol. 3 (1) , 174-175
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s1569-9293(03)00270-6
Abstract
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.Keywords
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