Retrosternal goitre at Pietersburg Hospital, Limpopo Province, South Africa: A case report
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چکیده
Retrosternal goitre presents in 2 - 19% of all thyroidectomies. Surgical removal is the treatment choice. We report a case an anterior retrosternal goitre, which was removed by combined cervical/sternotomy approach.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: South African Medical Journal
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0256-9574', '2078-5135']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7196/samj.2021.v111i11b.16102