Airway Management of Retrosternal Goiters in 22 Cases in a Tertiary Referral Center

Figures & data

Table 1 General Clinical Characteristics of Patients (n = 22)

Age (Years)	62 (50–78)
Sex (number of patients)
Male	7
Female	15
Tracheal deviation from midline (mm, number of patients))
10–20	14
20–30	4
>30	4
Minimum tracheal diameter (mm)	6.4 (2–16.4)
Clinical symptoms (number of patients)
Asymptomatic	12
Dysphagia	1
Dyspnea	8
Dysphonia	1
Degree of mediastinal extension (number of patients)
To aortic arch	15
Between aortic arch and carina of trachea	2
To carina of trachea	5

Table 2 Anesthesia Management of Patients

Anesthesiology Parameter	n (Patients)
Method of anesthesia induction
Intravenous induction	13
Inhalation induction	2
Awake tracheal intubation	5
Laryngoscopy or video laryngoscopy	2
Fiber optic bronchoscopy	3
Tracheal tube brought into operation room	2

Table 3 Intraoperative and Postoperative Condition of Patients

Intraoperative and Postoperative Condition	n (Patients)
Intraoperative sternotomy	9
Intraoperative blood transfusion	2
Pathological findings
Nodular goiter	15
Adenomatoid nodules	5
Follicular adenoma	2
Postoperative complications
Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis	0
Bleeding	0
Tracheomalacia	0
Dyspnea	1