Journal of Thyroid Disorders & Therapy
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-7948
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2167-7948
+44 1300 500008
Department of Surgery & Division of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Antananarivo, Madagascar
Case Report
Surgery and Anesthesiological Approach for Giant Thyroid Goiter: An Unusual Case of Didactic Management
Author(s): Razafimanjato Narindra Njarasoa Mihaja*, Ravelomihary Tsiry Dama-Ntsoa, Tsiambanizafy Guillaume Odilon, RakotovaoHanitrala Jean Louis and Rajaonera Andriambelo Tovohery
Although giants goitres are frequently asymptomatic for a long time, its natural development always progresses
eventually to compression of the trachea or oesophagus and result in clinical symptoms such as dyspnea or dysphagia.
Surgical treatment can prevent: on the one hand, the inevitable evolution to compressive symptoms and the
malignant transformation, and on the other hand, correct the aesthetic prejudice and functional discomfort of
patients... View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2167-7948.20.9.237