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Thyroid gland hemorrhage after blunt neck trauma: case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Thyroid hemorrhage is considered to be an uncommon complication following blunt trauma to the neck. This condition is potentially life-threatening due to airway compression and may therefore require emergency airway management and surgical intervention in some cases. CASE PRESENTATION: W...

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Autores principales: Lemke, Johannes, Schreiber, Markus N., Henne-Bruns, Doris, Cammerer, Gregor, Hillenbrand, Andreas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5706149/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29183351
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12893-017-0322-y