Management of a compressive goiter in a pregnant woman

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Published Jul 28, 2015
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Vol. 93 No. 3 (2015): Issue Mar 2015

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Ridal Mohammed
Abbasi Hassan
Aissaoui Fouad
Alami Mohamed Noreddine

Abstract

Emergency physicians frequently encounter patients with thyroid disease. However, it is unusual for these thyroid disorders to create acute, life-threatening situations. Critical airway compression attributable to benign thyroid enlargement may occur suddenly and require urgent treatment. Case report: We report a case of pregnant women who was admitted for compressive goiter with laryngeal dyspnea, which required emergency total thyroidectomy. Conclusion: Urgent thyroidectomy in pregnant women can be performed if we respect the precautions.

Keywords:

Goiter, pregnancy, thyroidectomy.

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