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Cirugía y cirujanos
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LOPEZ-MORALES, Pedro et al. Delayed tracheal perforation after thyroid surgery in patient with neck radiotherapy. Cir. cir. [online]. 2023, vol.91, n.1, pp.113-116. Epub 16-Mayo-2023. ISSN 2444-054X. https://doi.org/10.24875/ciru.21000627.
Tracheal perforation is a rare complication of thyroid surgery. A 36-year-old man with previous neck radiotherapy due to a nasopharyngeal cancer. After right hemithyoidectomy and isthmusectomy, the patient presented a tracheal perforation. The diagnosis was confirmed with computed tomography and bronchoscopy. A conservative management was performed with drainage and antibiotic therapy, and the evolution was satisfactory. If recognized at the time of the surgery, perforations should be closed primarily. Delayed perforations will be treated with an emergency surgery or conservatively depending on the clinical situation of the patient.
Palabras llave : Tracheal perforation; Radiotherapy; Hemithyroidectomy.