A two kilograms euthyroid goiter in Singida Regional Referral Hospital, Central Tanzania: Case report

Mabewa, Amri A.; Njile, Joyce; Mushi, Amedeus; Kabala, Ramadhani B.; Ngaa, Theresia; Agapiti, Timothy; Robert, Osca; Michael, Omando; Mboya, Winfrida

doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.11.010

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“…This exigent surgery is very challenging. It imposes perfect control of the thyroidectomy technique [ 9 ]. Morbidity and mortality linked to this surgery remain significant whatever the working conditions [ 2 , 12 ].…”

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Management of a Long-Standing Huge Goiter During a Humanitarian Mission: A Case Report

Lame,

Atila,

Dembele

et al. 2023

Cureus

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Giant goiters are still encountered in low-income countries where diagnosis and management remain challenging. The authors report a case of an endemic giant goiter, treated during a humanitarian mission. A 50-year-old female with no particular history presented during a humanitarian mission with a giant nontoxic goiter evolving for 30 years. She underwent a total thyroidectomy removing a 3 kg thyroid gland. The postoperative period was uneventful. Giant goiters are not exceptional in goiter-endemic areas. Diagnostic and surgical management do not require particular technology. Surgery remains feasible even in countries with limited resources.

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“…It does not require any special conditions other than a sterile operating room, lights, and the availability of conventional soft tissue surgery instruments [2,5]. Anesthesia for patients with huge goiter can face intubation difficulty [8][9][10][11]. This exigent surgery is very challenging.…”

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confidence: 99%