Soft tissue hematoma of the neck due to thyroid rupture with unusual mechanism
•Massive bleeding from the thyroid without direct neck trauma rarely causes airway compromise.•Physicians should regard possible thyroid gland rupture in patients with swelling of the neck or acute respiratory failure after direct/indirect trauma to the neck.•Airway management is the most important...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4983637/ |