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KMID : 1195620080010010049
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Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
2008 Volume.1 No. 1 p.49 ~ p.51
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Bilateral Pneumothorax and Pneumomediastinum Following Total Thyroidectomy with Central Neck Dissection
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Lee Seung-Won
Cho Sung-Hoon
Lee Jong-Dae
Lee Jae-Yong
Kim Shi-Chan
Koh Yoon-Woo
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Abstract
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We describe a 60-year-old woman who developed extensive emphysema, bilateral pneumothorax, and pneumomediastinum after total thyroidectomy and central neck dissection with sacrifice of a recurrent laryngeal nerve. In this report, we discuss the possisle etiology of those rare complications.
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KEYWORD
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Thyroid, Trachea, Pneumothorax
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