Letter to Editor - Anaesthesia Management For Subtotal Thyroidectomy in a Case of Multinodular Goitre With Retrosternal Extension and Superior Vena Caval Syndrome

A 55-year-old female (65 kg) with multinodular goitre with retrosternal extension and superior venacaval syndrome was posted for subtotal thyroidectomy. Computerised tomographic (CT) scan showed the retrosternal extension of goitre, terminating 20 mm cephalad to the main pulmonary trunk, which displ...

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Published in:Journal of postgraduate medicine (Bombay) 2002-08, Vol.47 (3)
Main Author: Dave ST, Kamath SK, Shetty AN, Naik LD
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A 55-year-old female (65 kg) with multinodular goitre with retrosternal extension and superior venacaval syndrome was posted for subtotal thyroidectomy. Computerised tomographic (CT) scan showed the retrosternal extension of goitre, terminating 20 mm cephalad to the main pulmonary trunk, which displaced the thymus caudally and major branches of aorta posteriorly. The trachea was compressed in the sagittal plane more severely in the suprasternal region...
ISSN:0022-3859