Giant goiter as a cause of acute dyspnea associated with bilateral recurrential palsy

Authors

  • Vicente Pino Rivero Facultativo Especialista de O.R.L.Complejo Hospitalario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Espanha
  • Mónica Marcos García Facultativo Especialista de O.R.L.Complejo Hospitalario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Espanha
  • Alícia González Palomino Facultativo Especialista de O.R.L.Complejo Hospitalario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Espanha
  • Maria Elena Mora Santos Médico Residente de O.R.L.Complejo Hospitalario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Espanha
  • Alfonso Ambel Albarrán Facultativo Especialista de O.R.L.Complejo Hospitalario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Espanha
  • Eladio Rejas Ugena Jefe de Servicio de O.R.L., Complejo Hospitalario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Espanha

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.239

Keywords:

Multinodular goiter, acute dyspnea

Abstract

We report the clinical case of a 57 years-old female with Multi- nodular Goiter (BMN) grade IV-V and giant that had produced a bilateral recurrential palsy by compression and a near total glotic stenosis. The acute dyspnea of the patient required a tracheostomy and later we performed a total thyroidectomy with AP diagnosis of nodular hyperplasia. There were not complications after the surgery.

The giant goiters can a!fect the airway seriously. Symptoms and imaging tests are usefull for diagnosis and the first treatment is surgery in these cases.

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Rivero, V. P., García, M. M., Palomino, A. G., Santos, M. E. M., Albarrán, A. A., & Ugena, E. R. (2009). Giant goiter as a cause of acute dyspnea associated with bilateral recurrential palsy. Portuguese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 47(2), 109–111. https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.239

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 2 (2009): Junho

Section

Case Report