Delayed tracheal necrosis presenting with stridor: A rare complication of surgery for differentiated thyroid cancer
Abstract 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 surg...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2022-11-01
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| Series: | Clinical Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6489 |
| Summary: | Abstract 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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| ISSN: | 2050-0904 |