Coexistence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Superior Vena Cava Syndromes Due to Substernal Goitre in a Patient With Respiratory Failure: A Case Report

INTRODUCTION: Substernal goiter may rarely cause superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) owing to venous compression, and cause acute respiratory failure due to tracheal compression. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) may rarely occur when there is a narrowing of upper airway by edema and vascular c...

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Autores principales: Tunc, Mehtap, Sazak, Hilal, Karlilar, Bulent, Ulus, Fatma, Tastepe, Irfan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kowsar 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4464379/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26082848
http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/ircmj.17(5)2015.18342

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4464379/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26082848
http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/ircmj.17(5)2015.18342

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