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Case Reports
. 2006 Oct;14(5):416-7.
doi: 10.1177/021849230601400514.

Multinodular goiter compressing the trachea following open heart surgery

Lokeswara R Sajja  1 , Gopi C Mannam, Sriramulu Sompalli, Chandra S R Simhadri, Ashfaq Hasan
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Multinodular goiter compressing the trachea following open heart surgery

Lokeswara R Sajja et al. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2006 Oct.

Abstract

Acute hemorrhage into an adenomatous goiter following cardiac surgery is a rare cause of acute upper airway obstruction. We report an unusual presentation of respiratory distress in a patient with goiter recovering from open heart surgery, which was successfully treated by left hemithyroidectomy. A mandatory evaluation of the upper trachea in patients with long-standing benign goiter is recommended prior to cardiac surgery.

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