Treatment of a symptomatic neck mass appeared ten years after thyroidectomy with endovascular embolization: Case report

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Date

2013

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Turkiye Klinikleri

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Abstract

Thyroid surgery is safe and can generally be performed with minimal morbidity. Most of the postoperative complications following thyroid surgery are not life-threatening, but can affect the quality of life. Arteriovenous fistula of the superior thyroid artery and vein is a rare complication of thyroid surgery. Patients with a history of thyroidectomy may present with a symptomatic neck mass in the late period. The possibility of an arteriovenous fistula of the superior thyroid artery and vein should be considered in such cases. Interventional radiology is successful in the definitive diagnosis and treatment of arteriovenous fistulas. In this article, an arteriovenous fistula diagnosed 10 years after thyroidectomy was defined. The fistula between superior thyroid artery and vein was treated with detachable coils and glue embolizations. © 2013 by Türkiye Klinikleri.

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Arteriovenous fistula, Embolization, Therapeutic, Thyroidectomy, heparin, adult, airway obstruction, angiography, arteriovenous fistula, article, artificial embolism, case report, clinical feature, coughing, disease duration, dyspnea, echography, female, human, neck tumor, nodular goiter, percutaneous thrombectomy, postoperative complication, swelling, tumor volume

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Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences

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Scopus Q Value

Q4

Volume

33

Issue

2

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