Surgical management of retrosternal goiter: Local experience at a university hospital

Surgical management of retrosternal goiter: Local experience at a university hospital

Background and Objective: Retrosternal goiter (RSG) is a term that has been used to describe a goiter that extends beyond the thoracic inlet. Surgery plays an important role in the treatment of these patients, but whether all or selected patients with RSG should undergo this operation remains contro...

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Main Authors: Gamal A Khairy, Abdulaziz A Al-Saif, Sami A Alnassar, Waseem M Hajjar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Retrosternal goiter
surgery
thyroidectomy
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2012;volume=7;issue=2;spage=57;epage=60;aulast=Khairy

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http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2012;volume=7;issue=2;spage=57;epage=60;aulast=Khairy

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