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Anesthesia for massive retrosternal goiter with severe intrathoracic tracheal narrowing: the challenges imposed -A case report-

Anesthetic management of patients with mediastinal masses remains challenging as acute cardiorespiratory decompensation may follow induction of anesthesia. We describe a 57 year old lady with massive retrosternal goiter and severe intrathoracic tracheal compression who had a total thyroidectomy. Com...

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Autores principales: Tan, Peter Chee Seong, Esa, Norzalina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3366316/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22679546
http://dx.doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2012.62.5.474