Dyspnea and stridor due to multinodular goiter in an obese woman

Carmen Aragón Valera; Teresa Antón Bravo; Raúl Sanchón Rodríguez; Elena Martínez Bermejo; Amalia Paniagua Ruiz; Rosa Alvarez Santirso

doi:10.1016/S1575-0922(08)70674-0

Dyspnea and stridor due to multinodular goiter in an obese woman

Endocrinol Nutr. 2008 May;55(5):234-6. doi: 10.1016/S1575-0922(08)70674-0. Epub 2008 Oct 15.

[Article in English, Spanish]

Authors

Carmen Aragón Valera¹, Teresa Antón Bravo, Raúl Sanchón Rodríguez, Elena Martínez Bermejo, Amalia Paniagua Ruiz, Rosa Alvarez Santirso

Affiliation

¹ Servicio de Endocrinología. Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal. Madrid. España.

PMID: 22967919
DOI: 10.1016/S1575-0922(08)70674-0

Abstract

Substernal multinodular goiter is a common entity that may cause life threatening pressure symptoms. We report the case of a patient with tracheal stenosis due to multinodular goiter and discuss various treatment options.