The Value of Preoperative Volumetric Analysis by Computerised Tomography of Retrosternal Goiter to Predict the Need for an Extra-Cervical Approach

The Value of Preoperative Volumetric Analysis by Computerised Tomography of Retrosternal Goiter to Predict the Need for an Extra-Cervical Approach

Background: A thyroidectomy can be performed via a cervical incision in most patients with retrosternal goiter. Aims: To investigate the correlation between the volume of the mediastinal portion of the thyroid gland and the need for an extra-cervical approach for retrosternal goiter. Study Design:...

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Main Authors: İsmail Cem Sormaz1, Derya S. Uymaz2, Ahmet Y. İşcan1, İlker Özgür3, Artur Salmaslıoğlu4, Fatih Tunca1, Yasemin G. Şenyürek1, Tarik Terzioğlu5
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2018-02-01
Series:Balkan Medical Journal
Subjects:
Sternotomy
thyroidectomy
surgery
thyroid
computerized tomography
retrosternal goiter
substernal
Online Access:http://balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php?lang=en&id=1778

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