Airway management for symptomatic benign thyroid goiters with retropharyngeal involvement: Need for a surgical airway with report of 2 cases
Background: Intubation prior to surgical intervention for thyroid goiters is typically straightforward and uneventful. However, retropharyngeal extension of thyroid goiters is a unique entity which is characterized by displacement of the hypopharynx and laryngeal deviation. Methods: Two patients pre...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Otolaryngology Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468548817301406 |