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Case Reports
. 2012 Dec 11;184(18):2011-4.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.120256. Epub 2012 Oct 1.

Postobstructive pulmonary edema associated with a substernal goitre

Pang-Yen Liu  1 , Ming-Lang Shih, Chein-Wen Chen
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Case Reports

Postobstructive pulmonary edema associated with a substernal goitre

Pang-Yen Liu et al. CMAJ. .
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Figure 1:
Figure 1:
(A) Chest radiograph after intubation in a 50-year-old woman showing bilateral interstitial, patchy infiltrations suggestive of diffuse pulmonary edema. (B) Chest radiograph obtained 29 hours after intubation showing resolution of infiltrations.
Figure 2:
Figure 2:
(A) Computed tomographic scan of the chest showing a mass measuring 4.0 × 4.5 × 7.0 cm in the right thyroid, causing the trachea to deviate to the left. (B) Coronal view of the chest showing intrathoracic extension of the thyroid mass.
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