ABSTRACT
A 48-year-old woman with a monstrous goiter was referred to our hospital. She noticed a growth of the goiter for about 20 years, until now she did not undergo surgery because she was afraid of the operation. In September 1999 she suffered from a cardiac decompensation because of a hyperthyreosis, so she decided to be operated. The examination showed a giant goiter, placed in front of the sternum. After a detailed check of risk factors, we resected the goiter in general anaesthesia. The thyroid gland weighed 5 100 grams, in the histologic examination no signs of malignancy were found. Postoperatively, a hypocalcaemia occurred, without clinical symptoms. The patient was discharged on the 6th postoperative day.
Subject(s)
Goiter, Nodular/surgery , Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/etiology , Female , Goiter, Nodular/diagnostic imaging , Humans , Hyperthyroidism/complications , Length of Stay , Middle Aged , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/etiologyABSTRACT
The synthesis of vasopressin in hydrocephalic rats has been studied by immunohistochemical, karyometrical and densitometrical methods. Signs of a decreased synthesis of vasopressin in the hypothalamo-neurohypophyseal system were found. No signs of a diabetes insipidus were observed.
