[Diving goiter. Apropos of 139 cases].

Autor: Colin L; Service d'O.R.L. et de Chirurgie maxillo-faciale, Hôpital de Pontchaillou, Rennes., Beust L, Godey B, Grimaux B, Le Clech G, Bourdiniere J
Jazyk: francouzština
Zdroj: Chirurgie; memoires de l'Academie de chirurgie [Chirurgie] 1996; Vol. 121 (3), pp. 231-4.
Abstrakt: Between 1976 and 1994, 139 cases of diving goiter were operated. Hyperthyroidism is a factor in compression. Morbidity is low for surgery for diving goiters, but increases if performed in emergency situations. Cervicotomy was used alone in more than 99% of the cases.
Databáze: MEDLINE