Acute respiratory failure and tracheal obstruction in patients with posterior giant mediastinal (intrathoracic) goiter

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Ket S., ÖZBUDAK Ö., ÖZDEMİR T., DERTSİZ L.

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, cilt.3, sa.1, ss.174-175, 2004 (Scopus)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 3 Sayı: 1
• Basım Tarihi: 2004
• Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s1569-9293(03)00270-6
• Dergi Adı: Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.174-175
• Anahtar Kelimeler: Intrathoracic goiter, Mediastinal mass, Respiratory failure
• Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.