Retrosternal goitre: Anaesthetic implications and management

Authors : Nitin Choudhary, Nitin Choudhary, Abhijit Kumar, Abhijit Kumar, Sonia Wadhawan, Sonia Wadhawan, Poonam Bhadoria, Poonam Bhadoria, Vishnu Panwar, Vishnu Panwar

DOI : 10.18231/2394-4994.2018.0085

Volume : 5

Issue : 3

Year : 0

Page No : 453-456

Large retrosternal goitre is a challenge to the anaesthesiologist and the surgeon. We describe the successful anaesthetic management of a 44 year old male patient with extensive retrosternal goitre with severe tracheal compression, operated for total thyroidectomy under general anaesthesia by combined cervical approach and sternotomy. A multidisciplinary team approach with surgical colleagues allowed successful management of the patient.

Keywords: Retrosternal goitre, Thyroidectomy, Sternotomy, Awake fibreoptic intubation.


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