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.