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Humans , Public Health , Glaucoma/drug therapy , Health Education/methods , Neurofibromatosis 2/epidemiology , Neurofibromatosis 1/epidemiology , Remote Consultation/trends , Lingual Thyroid/therapy , Depression/classification , Fibromuscular Dysplasia/classification , Lung Neoplasms/complicationsABSTRACT
La presencia de tejido tiroideo ectópico en la base de la lengua es muy infrecuente, y la mayoría de los pacientes tienen hipotiroidismo. La indicación de tratamiento depende de la presencia o no de síntomas; la cirugía es la primera elección. Diversas técnicas quirúrgicas han sido descriptas, pero para nosotros el abordaje transoral con endoscopios constituye la mejor opción, por la buena exposición y la mínima morbilidad que produce. Se describe el caso clínico de una mujer que consultó por odinofagia, con diagnóstico de tiroides lingual y que fue tratada con éxito mediante un abordaje transoral con asistencia de endoscopios. (AU)
The presence of ectopic thyroid tissue at the base of the tongue is very rare, and most patients have hypothyroidism. The indication of treatment depends on the presence or not of symptoms, surgery being the first choice. Various surgical techniques have been described, being for us the transoral approach with endoscopes the best option, due to the good exposure, and minimum morbidity that it produces. The clinical case of a woman who consulted for odynophagia, with a diagnosis of lingual thyroid and who was successfully treated by a transoral approach with endoscopic assistance is described. (AU)
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Humans , Female , Middle Aged , Surgical Procedures, Operative/methods , Tongue Neoplasms/surgery , Lingual Thyroid/surgery , Signs and Symptoms , Surgical Procedures, Operative/classification , Thyroxine/administration & dosage , Tongue Neoplasms/pathology , Tongue Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Enalapril/therapeutic use , Pharyngitis , Lingual Thyroid/physiopathology , Lingual Thyroid/therapy , Lingual Thyroid/epidemiology , Lingual Thyroid/diagnostic imaging , Dyspnea , Endoscopy/methods , Hemorrhage , Hypertension/drug therapy , Hypothyroidism/complicationsABSTRACT
Lingual thyroid is a rare developmental abnormality. We describe a case of lingual thyroid in a 28 years old female who presented with symptoms of heroic snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. She was treated with surgery and was advised a life long thyroid hormone replacement therapy