Sianesi Mario, Del Rio Paolo, Arcuri Maria Francesca, Soliani Paolo, Rusca Michele
Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica Generale e dei Trapianti d'Organo, Università di Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma.
Chir Ital. 2002 Jan-Feb;54(1):15-8.
We analyzed 824 patients treated by thyroidectomy in our Institute from January 1995 to December 2000. We observed the presence of cervicomediastinal goiter in 117 patients (14.9%), 92.7% of whom presented euthyroidism. Sternotomies were performed in 15 patients (10 midline and 5 hemi-clamshell). On the basis of our own experience and the reports in the literature, we analyse the diagnostic and surgical approach to the therapy of cervicomediastinal goiter.
