Bilateral Pneumothorax and Pneumomediastinum Following Total Thyroidectomy with Central Neck Dissection
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
; : 49-51, 2008.
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ABSTRACT
We describe a 60-year-old woman who developed extensive emphysema, bilateral pneumothorax, and pneumomediastinum after total thyroidectomy and central neck dissection with sacrifice of a recurrent laryngeal nerve. In this report, we discuss the possisle etiology of those rare complications.
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Main subject:
Pneumothorax
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Neck Dissection
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Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve
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Thyroid Gland
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Thyroidectomy
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Trachea
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Emphysema
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Mediastinal Emphysema
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Neck
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
Year:
2008
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Article