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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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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 Al Jabri, Majid Raniga, Sameer 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/) |
spellingShingle | Case Report Qureshi, Tabinda Naz Al Jabri, Majid Raniga, Sameer Al Kindi, Hussein Superior Herniation of Normal Mediastinal Thymus |
title | Superior Herniation of Normal Mediastinal Thymus |
title_full | Superior Herniation of Normal Mediastinal Thymus |
title_fullStr | Superior Herniation of Normal Mediastinal Thymus |
title_full_unstemmed | Superior Herniation of Normal Mediastinal Thymus |
title_short | Superior Herniation of Normal Mediastinal Thymus |
title_sort | superior herniation of normal mediastinal thymus |
topic | Case Report |
url | 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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