Open AccessSurgical management of retrosternal goiter: Local experience at a university hospital
Author(s) -
Gamal A. Khairy,
Abdulaziz Alsaif,
Sami Alnassar,
Waseem Hajjar
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.94520
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , goiter , retrospective cohort study , surgery , demographics , thyroidectomy , incidence (geometry) , presentation (obstetrics) , thyroid , general surgery , physics , demography , sociology , optics
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 controversial. Our aim is to look into the demographics, presentation, and treatment of patients with RSG and essentially to determine the role of surgery in its treatment.