Abstract
The Authors report their experience in the management of substernal goitres as classified by Dor, Carcassonne, Merlier and Eschapasse. Through a literature review an accurate identification of both symptomatologic features and diagnostic protocol is stressed. Surgical procedure is represented in the majority of cases by a nearly total thyroidectomy through a cervical approach. A median total sternotomy is the approach needed to assure the best exposure in case of retrovascular goitre.
Translated title of the contribution | Substernal goiters: current diagnostic-therapeutic trends |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 213-218 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Giornale di Chirurgia |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - Apr 1997 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery