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GOITRE CAUSING ACUTE RESPIRATORY ARREST
Author(s) -
Raftos John R.,
Ethell Anthony T.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1996.tb01199.x
Subject(s) - medicine , respiratory system , airway , airway obstruction , respiratory arrest , multinodular goitre , anesthesia , thyroidectomy , thyroid
A patient reported symptoms of upper airway obstruction for 4 years. His symptoms worsened with a viral upper respiratory infection and he suffered acute respiratory arrest. He was resuscitated and a large goitre with intrathoracic extension which was compressing the trachea was resected. The mechanisms of upper airway compromise by goitre are discussed. The symptoms of the effect of goitre on the airway are reviewed.