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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Main Authors: Fred M. Baik, Vivian Zhu, Anup Patel, Mark L. Urken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Otolaryngology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468548817301406