Barbuscia M, Praticò C, Rizzo A G, Puliatti F, Melita G, Fodale V, Mazzeo A T, Gorgone S
Cattedra di Chirurgia dell'Apparato Digerente, Università degli Studi di Messina.
G Chir. 2003 May;24(5):193-7.
The Authors, after having reviewed substernal goitre natural history, report their five-year experience with this disease, underlining clinical features, therapeutic management, positive results. They examine the several proposed classifications and stress haemodynamic and respiratory complications. At last they shortly discuss about diagnostics and, mainly, about correct therapeutic approach which has two aims to resolve the symptomatology and to prevent relapses.
作者在回顾了胸骨后甲状腺肿的自然病史后，报告了他们对该疾病的五年经验，强调了临床特征、治疗管理及积极成果。他们研究了几种已提出的分类方法，并着重指出了血液动力学和呼吸方面的并发症。最后，他们简要讨论了诊断方法，主要是关于正确的治疗方法，该方法有两个目标，即解决症状和预防复发。
