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. After a
multidisciplinary-team discussion, we performed caesarean section 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.
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