Long-Standing Goiter Causing Acute Airway Compromise
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منابع مشابه
Benign nodular goiter causing upper airway obstruction.
OBJECTIVE Benign nodular goiter (BNG) can cause narrowing of the upper airway. In some rare cases, obstruction of the upper airway also occurs. The following paper reports our experiences with regard to BNG patients who experienced obstruction of the upper airway. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively investigated the records of 13 patients with acute airway obstruction due to BNG who were...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of General Internal Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0884-8734,1525-1497
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-016-3732-0