%0 Journal Article
%T Management of a Compressive Goiter at Term
%A Hanne De Mulder
%A Kieran Dempster-Rivett
%J Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
%P 303-308
%@ 2160-8806
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojog.2021.113030
%X 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>
%K Compressive Goiter Mother
%K Obstructed Airway
%K Pregnancy
%K Thyroidectomy
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=107861