Lame CA, Atila M, Dembele B, Obeng MK. Management of a Long-Standing Huge Goiter During a Humanitarian Mission: A Case Report.
Cureus 2023;
15:e39365. [PMID:
37362472 PMCID:
PMC10285428 DOI:
10.7759/cureus.39365]
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Abstract
Giant goiters are still encountered in low-income countries where diagnosis and management remain challenging. The authors report a case of an endemic giant goiter, treated during a humanitarian mission. A 50-year-old female with no particular history presented during a humanitarian mission with a giant nontoxic goiter evolving for 30 years. She underwent a total thyroidectomy removing a 3 kg thyroid gland. The postoperative period was uneventful. Giant goiters are not exceptional in goiter-endemic areas. Diagnostic and surgical management do not require particular technology. Surgery remains feasible even in countries with limited resources.
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