Benign cervical multi-nodular goiter presenting with acute airway obstruction: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Benign cervical goiters rarely cause acute airway obstruction. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 64-year-old woman of African descent who presented with acute shortness of breath. She required immediate intubation and later a total thyroidectomy for a benign cervical multi-nod...

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Autores principales: Sharma, Anu, Naraynsingh, Vijay, Teelucksingh, Surujpaul
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2924860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20698947
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-258

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2924860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20698947
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-258

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