Delayed tracheal necrosis presenting with stridor: A rare complication of surgery for differentiated thyroid cancer

Tracheal necrosis (TN) is a rare life‐threatening complication of thyroidectomy, generally diagnosed in the early postoperative period with neck swelling or subcutaneous emphysema. Late presentation with stridor has not been reported till date. We present a case of TN three weeks after surgery with...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Keditsu, Keduovinuo, Dandekar, Mitali, Yhome, Khriesatalie, Keditsu, Thejavinuo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9701878/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36447662
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6489
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Sumario:Tracheal necrosis (TN) is a rare life‐threatening complication of thyroidectomy, generally diagnosed in the early postoperative period with neck swelling or subcutaneous emphysema. Late presentation with stridor has not been reported till date. We present a case of TN three weeks after surgery with stridor, managed with sternohyoid muscle cover.

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