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ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2024

Combined Transcervical and Median Sternotomy Approach for a Massive Substernal Goiter.

Alexander E Graf, Alexandrea J Beemer, Rahul D Gulati, Angelo T Reyes, Ofer Azoulay

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Article in Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Diving retrosternal goiter and the dilemma of sternotomy: indications, predictors and surgical considerations.Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Alexander E GrafDepartment of Otolaryngology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203 USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7749-1301
Alexandrea J BeemerDivision of Otolaryngology, New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY USA.
Rahul D GulatiDepartment of Otolaryngology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203 USA.
Angelo T ReyesDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY USA.
Ofer AzoulayDepartment of Otolaryngology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203 USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herein, we describe a combined transcervical and median sternotomy approach for a massive substernal goiter causing tracheal stenosis. A goiter of this size, specifically weighing 630 g, is rare. We advocate for a multidisciplinary approach for airway management and for consideration of awake fiberoptic intubation with tracheosomy avoidance for similar patients.

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Fiberoptic intubationMedian sternotomyRetrosternal goiterSubsternal goiter

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PMID39130218
PMCPMC11306824

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