NONSURGICAL TREATMENT OF THYROID INJURY AFTER BLUNT CERVICAL TRAUMA

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    The retropharyngeal prevertebral space is a crucial path from the neck to the mediastinum. Deep neck infections usually follow this pathway [7–12]. If conservative therapy is chosen, close observation of the patient in the intensive care unit is recommended as long as there is a significant risk of airway compromise.

  • Thyroid gland rupture after blunt neck trauma: A case report and review of the literature

    2015, International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
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    Specific injuries are then assessed in a secondary survey. Although more than half of the cases were handled with surgical exploration, a more conservatory approach with only observation (mean 72 h) has proven to be a feasible option [11,15]. Close monitoring after discharge either with laboratory tests or sonography is advised; a case of persistent dyspnea due to a non-resolved hematoma, initially treated with observation, has been described 5 months after the original eve [16].

  • Thyroid rupture secondary to blunt neck trauma

    2013, American Journal of Emergency Medicine
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    The finding of lymphocytic thyroiditis was made incidentally during histopathologic examination of the resected thyroid lobe, and this may have predisposed the thyroid gland to injury. Conservative management may be considered when no active hemorrhage is present or when the hematoma is not progressing [3-6,9,11,12,14]. In cases managed conservatively, close observation in the intensive care unit and serial ultrasound scans may be required.

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