Large retrosternal goitre: A diagnostic and management dilemma

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 151-152

  Shah, Pallav J ^a   Bright, Tim ^a   Singh, Sanjay S ^a   Lang, Clayton M ^a   Pyragius, Marcus D ^a   Malycha, Peter ^a   Edwards, James R ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Sternum; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDIASTINUM MASS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSTERNAL GOITER; STERNUM; STRIDOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRA BODY;

EID: 33646125600     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2005.10.011     Document Type: Article

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