Pregnant women sometimes have thyroid disease, and thus goiter;however, it does not become so large to the extent that the goiter obstructs the air way, causing respiratory symptoms. Here, we report such a case. A 27-...Pregnant women sometimes have thyroid disease, and thus goiter;however, it does not become so large to the extent that the goiter obstructs the air way, causing respiratory symptoms. Here, we report such a case. A 27-year-old woman with large goiter presented with life threatening stridor at 37 weeks. <span style="font-family:Verdana;">After a multidisciplinary-team discussion, we performed caesarean section</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> plus thyroidectomy, which resulted in good outcomes. Histological examination revealed hyperplasia and not malignancy. The postoperative course was uneventful. The mother and infant were healthy.</span>展开更多
文摘Pregnant women sometimes have thyroid disease, and thus goiter;however, it does not become so large to the extent that the goiter obstructs the air way, causing respiratory symptoms. Here, we report such a case. A 27-year-old woman with large goiter presented with life threatening stridor at 37 weeks. <span style="font-family:Verdana;">After a multidisciplinary-team discussion, we performed caesarean section</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> plus thyroidectomy, which resulted in good outcomes. Histological examination revealed hyperplasia and not malignancy. The postoperative course was uneventful. The mother and infant were healthy.</span>
