Acute Airway Obstruction due to Cervical Goiter in a Post-Operative Patient

Authors

Jovan A. Gayle, HCA HealthcareFollow
Israel Acosta Sanchez, HCA HealthcareFollow
Anthony Chahin, HCA HealthcareFollow
Ali Ashraf, HCA HealthcareFollow
Relin YangFollow

Division

North Florida

Hospital

Osceola Regional Medical Center

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

10-2019

Keywords

critical care, goiter, upper airway obstruction, chronic respiratory failure, hypothyroidism

Disciplines

Endocrine System | Endocrine System Diseases | Pulmonology

Abstract

Benign cervical goiter, though very common, is a rare cause of upper airway obstruction. In most cases there is a significant retrosternal extension of the goiter that leads to chronic respiratory failure. Here we present a case of upper airway obstruction due to a cervical goiter causing acute respiratory failure in a post-operative patient.

Publisher or Conference

American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting

Recommended Citation

Gayle J, et al. Acute Airway Obstruction due to Cervical Goiter in a Post-Operative Patient. Chest. 2019;156(4, Supplement):A1984. doi:10.1016/j.chest.2019.08.1963