Early CT scan prevents airway obstruction in a thyroidectomy case complicated by postoperative hematoma: A case report
An early neck CT scan revealed a subcutaneous neck hematoma caused by postoperative bleeding, leading to emergency hematoma removal, hemostasis, and tracheotomy, which successfully prevented airway obstruction.
Authors
- Nobuo Ohta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2821-6976)
- Yutaka Tateda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4098-7925)
- Teruyuki Sato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2106-4463)
- Takahiro Suzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3086-4666)
- Akiko Yoshida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9914-5021)
Institutions
- Tohoku University Hospital (JP)
- Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital (JP)
- Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2025.111227
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00