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11-14-2022, 01:47 AM
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Goiter Removal.
A 75-year old female was admitted to the emergency department of our hospital (AHEPA University Hospital of Thessaloniki) with cardiac arrest due to acute respiratory failure. Immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation was performed accompanied by copious tracheal intubation and respiratory support. The patient was then transferred to the intensive care unit. Physical examination revealed a barely palpable goiter. Laboratory tests at normal admission are mentioned in Table 1. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a large nodular substernal goiter, which repelled the large vessels and compressed the trachea and the oesophagus to the left (Figure 1 and Figure 2). Goiter dimensions were 9.3 cm × 9.4 cm × 5.4 cm. |