1Senior Resident, Dept. of Anaesthesiology, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
2PG Student, Dept. of Anaesthesiology, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
3Director Professor, Dept. of Anaesthesiology, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
4Director Professor, Dept. of Anaesthesiology, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
5Specialist, Dept. of Anaesthesiology, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
*Corresponding Author: Email: drnitinchoudhary@yahoo.in
Online published on 3 January, 2019.
Large retrosternal goitre is a challenge to the anaesthesiologist and the surgeon. We describe the successful anaesthetic management of a 44 year old male patient with extensive retrosternal goitre with severe tracheal compression, operated for total thyroidectomy under general anaesthesia by combined cervical approach and sternotomy. A multidisciplinary team approach with surgical colleagues allowed successful management of the patient.
Retrosternal goitre, Thyroidectomy, Sternotomy, Awake fibreoptic intubation
