Tracheal necrosis following two‐stage thyroidectomy: A case report

Abstract Tracheal necrosis is a rare complication of a thyroidectomy, almost exclusively following the resection of invasive thyroid carcinoma with tracheal involvement. We report a case of delayed tracheal necrosis following a routine thyroidectomy for noninvasive papillary thyroid carcinoma likely...

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Main Authors: Taylor Colvin, Chris Selinsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-09-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6245
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description Abstract Tracheal necrosis is a rare complication of a thyroidectomy, almost exclusively following the resection of invasive thyroid carcinoma with tracheal involvement. We report a case of delayed tracheal necrosis following a routine thyroidectomy for noninvasive papillary thyroid carcinoma likely secondary to a postoperative seroma. This complication was successfully managed with a temporary tracheostomy.
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spelling doaj.art-88ebf20fd81843c282d1fe6dc07e6f0b2022-12-22T02:00:38ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042022-09-01109n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.6245Tracheal necrosis following two‐stage thyroidectomy: A case reportTaylor Colvin0Chris Selinsky1Department of Otolaryngology OhioHealth‐Doctors Hospital Columbus Ohio USAOtolaryngology Department OhioHealth‐Doctors Hospital Columbus Ohio USAAbstract Tracheal necrosis is a rare complication of a thyroidectomy, almost exclusively following the resection of invasive thyroid carcinoma with tracheal involvement. We report a case of delayed tracheal necrosis following a routine thyroidectomy for noninvasive papillary thyroid carcinoma likely secondary to a postoperative seroma. This complication was successfully managed with a temporary tracheostomy.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6245ear, nose and throatgeneral surgeryoncologythyroidectomytracheal necrosis
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Tracheal necrosis following two‐stage thyroidectomy: A case report
Clinical Case Reports
ear, nose and throat
general surgery
oncology
thyroidectomy
tracheal necrosis
title Tracheal necrosis following two‐stage thyroidectomy: A case report
title_full Tracheal necrosis following two‐stage thyroidectomy: A case report
title_fullStr Tracheal necrosis following two‐stage thyroidectomy: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Tracheal necrosis following two‐stage thyroidectomy: A case report
title_short Tracheal necrosis following two‐stage thyroidectomy: A case report
title_sort tracheal necrosis following two stage thyroidectomy a case report
topic ear, nose and throat
general surgery
oncology
thyroidectomy
tracheal necrosis
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6245
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