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dc.contributor.authorKolawole, Israel K.-
dc.contributor.authorRahman, Ganiyu A.-
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-23T19:13:25Z-
dc.date.available2023-10-23T19:13:25Z-
dc.date.issued2006-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9940-
dc.description.abstractA case of severe airway obstruction caused by a giant malignant goiter is presented. The patient had emergency thyroidectomy under regional anesthesia (bilateral superficial cervical plexus block). The procedure was well tolerated and the intraoperative course was unevenfful. The anesthetic challenges are discussed and a case is made for regional anesthesia as a safe and reliable anesthetic option for thyroidectomy in this situation.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONen_US
dc.subjectthyroidectomyen_US
dc.subjectemergency careen_US
dc.subjectobstructionen_US
dc.subjectanesthesiaen_US
dc.titleEmergency Thyroidectomy in a Patient with Severe Upper Airway Obstruction Caused b Goiter: Case for Regional Anesthesiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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