Endocrinology & Metabolic Syndrome
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-1017
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2161-1017
+44 1478 350008
Rawan Alshehri
Saudi Arabia
Case Report
Multiple Rare Complications Following Total Thyroidectomy and Bilateral Neck Dissection: Case Report and Literature Review
Author(s): Osman A Hamour, Rawan Alshehri and Ayad TantawiOsman A Hamour, Rawan Alshehri and Ayad Tantawi
Background: Thyroidectomy is a common and safe surgical procedure and is typically associated with low morbidity and mortality. Delayed tracheal rupture after thyroidectomy has only infrequently been reported. Here we are reporting a case in which a number of rare complications of total thyroidectomy and neck dissection happened over a very short period of time with a review of existing literature.
Case presentation: A 48-year-old man, diagnosed as metastatic papillary thyroid cancer. Underwent total thyroidectomy and bilateral modified neck dissection complicated by severe bronchospasm, bilateral pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, pneumopericardium managed by underwater seal drainage of his chest cavities. On the 10th postoperative day he developed spontaneous tracheal rupture which compromised his airway. He was coded, eventually intubated resu.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-1017.1000209