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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...
Autores principales: | Sharma, Anu, Naraynsingh, Vijay, Teelucksingh, Surujpaul |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2010
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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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