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Substernal goitre: a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension and heart failure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Bassam Abboud ,
Georges Badaoui ,
Zeina Aoun ,
Georges Tabet  and
Victor Jebara
Bassam Abboud
Affiliation:
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hôtel-Dieu de France, Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon.
Georges Badaoui
Affiliation:
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hôtel-Dieu de France, Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon.
Zeina Aoun
Affiliation:
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hôtel-Dieu de France, Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon.
Georges Tabet
Affiliation:
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hôtel-Dieu de France, Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon.
Victor Jebara
Affiliation:
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hôtel-Dieu de France, Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon.
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Abstract

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Benign substernal goitres usually extend into the upper anterior mediastinum and are easily extractable through a cervical approach. Very infrequently these tumours extend into the thoracic cavity causing compression of mediastinal structures. The authors report a case of pulmonary hypertension and severe cardiac failure secondary to a long-standing substernal goitre, and support the surgical management of this disease.

Keywords

GoitreSubsternalHypertensionPulmonaryHeart FailureCongestiveSurgery
Type
Brief Report
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 114 , Issue 9 , September 2000 , pp. 719 - 720
Copyright
Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2000