2017, Number 1
Endothoracic goiter
Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 319-326
PDF size: 461.30 Kb.
ABSTRACT
A 64-year-old male patient with a history of hypertension and iodine allergy, treated with enalapril, who came to the Internal Medicine Consultation of "Máximo Gómez Báez" Polyclinic in Holguín in January 2016 due to decay, easy fatigue, frequent dry cough, Palpitations, dysphagia and voice changes (hoarseness), a condition that began about two months ago, and increased in intensity without other complications. Laboratory studies were performed for preoperative assessment, in addition to studies of thyroid function, chest X-rays (anteroposterior and lateral view), chest x-ray, thyroid ultrasound, and fine needle aspiration biopsy at "Lucía Íñiguez" Clinical l Surgical Hospital of Holguín. An endothoracic goiter was found and surgical treatment consisted of right hemithyroidectomy. The transoperative and the postoperative period passed without complications, and the anatomopathological report revealed the presence of an adenomatous coloid goiter.REFERENCES
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