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Superior Herniation of Normal Mediastinal Thymus

Superior herniation of normal mediastinal thymus is a rare cause of anterior neck swelling, and only a few cases are reported in the literature. It clinically presents as a suprasternal swelling in the neck that appears during increased intrathoracic pressure. It is a benign condition that requires...

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Autores principales: Qureshi, Tabinda Naz, Al Jabri, Majid, Raniga, Sameer, Al Kindi, Hussein
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: OMJ 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8645699/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34912569
http://dx.doi.org/10.5001/omj.2021.43
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author Qureshi, Tabinda Naz
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Al Kindi, Hussein
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description Superior herniation of normal mediastinal thymus is a rare cause of anterior neck swelling, and only a few cases are reported in the literature. It clinically presents as a suprasternal swelling in the neck that appears during increased intrathoracic pressure. It is a benign condition that requires clinical and radiological awareness to avoid unnecessary investigations and invasive procedures. Ultrasound is the imaging of choice for the diagnosis, and management is conservative. This is a case report of a three-week-old male neonate who presented with anterior neck swelling and stridor, diagnosed as a case of superior herniation of normal thymus and was managed conservatively.
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spelling pubmed-86456992021-12-14 Superior Herniation of Normal Mediastinal Thymus Qureshi, Tabinda Naz Al Jabri, Majid Raniga, Sameer Al Kindi, Hussein Oman Med J Case Report Superior herniation of normal mediastinal thymus is a rare cause of anterior neck swelling, and only a few cases are reported in the literature. It clinically presents as a suprasternal swelling in the neck that appears during increased intrathoracic pressure. It is a benign condition that requires clinical and radiological awareness to avoid unnecessary investigations and invasive procedures. Ultrasound is the imaging of choice for the diagnosis, and management is conservative. This is a case report of a three-week-old male neonate who presented with anterior neck swelling and stridor, diagnosed as a case of superior herniation of normal thymus and was managed conservatively. OMJ 2021-11-30 /pmc/articles/PMC8645699/ /pubmed/34912569 http://dx.doi.org/10.5001/omj.2021.43 Text en The OMJ is Published Bimonthly and Copyrighted 2021 by the OMSB. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial (CC BY-NC) 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8645699/
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