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Case Report

Volume 4, Issue 1 (January Issue)

Treatment of Multinodular Goiter with Left-sided Retrosternal Extension and Autoimmune Thyroiditis

Abdullah Jamal1*, Maryam Safar2, Mohammad Tarakmeh3 and Ali Safar4

1Department of Otolaryngology, Zain Hospital, Kuwait

2Faculty of Dentistry, Health Sciences Center, Kuwait University, Kuwait

3ENT Specialist, Department of Otolaryngology, Zain Hospital, Kuwait

4ENT Consultant, FRCSC, Department of Otolaryngology, Zain Hospital, Kuwait

*Corresponding author: Abdullah Jamal, Department of Otolaryngology, Zain Hospital, Airport Road, Shuwaikh, Kuwait Kuwait City, South Surra, 00965. E-mail: Dr.abdullahjjamal@gmail.com

Received: January 25, 2022; Accepted: February 03, 2022; Published: February 18, 2022

Citation: Jamal A, Safar M, Tarakmeh M, Safar A, et al. Treatment of Multinodular Goiter with Left-sided Retrosternal Extension and Autoimmune Thyroiditis. Clin Image Case Rep J. 2022; 4(1): 210.

Treatment of Multinodular Goiter with Left-sided Retrosternal Extension and Autoimmune Thyroiditis
Abstract

Expansion of the thyroid gland (goiter) is a common issue in clinical practice and consists of a single nodule or multinodular (MNG). MNG can vary in symptoms, from no symptoms to life-threatening manifestations. Iodine deficiency, genetic predispositions and environmental factors, and autoimmune diseases have been shown to result in MNG. Herein, we present a unique case of a 64-year-old male who was diagnosed with MNG associated with autoimmune thyroiditis and immediately scheduled for hemithyroidectomy to relieve pressure and compression symptoms on the trachea and esophagus, and to correct hyperthyroidism caused by the thyroid mass. After an uneventful postoperative recovery, the patient was discharged home a few days after his surgery and his follow-up in the outpatient clinic continued for 12 months without any related complaints and the chest X-rays remained normal.

Keywords: Ear, nose and throat; Otolaryngology; Thyroid disease; Endocrinology; Head and neck surgery; Surgery; Thyroiditis