TY - JOUR
T1 - Management of a large lingual thyroid in the orthognathic surgery patient
AU - Gallo, W. James
AU - Ellis, Edward
PY - 1985/4
Y1 - 1985/4
N2 - The embryogenesis, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and clinical management of the lingual thyroid entity are discussed. A patient with a large lingual thyroid, who also required a mandibular set-back osteotomy, is presented. The preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative considerations and management of this patient as they relate to the lingual mass and its possible effects on the airway are discussed.
AB - The embryogenesis, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and clinical management of the lingual thyroid entity are discussed. A patient with a large lingual thyroid, who also required a mandibular set-back osteotomy, is presented. The preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative considerations and management of this patient as they relate to the lingual mass and its possible effects on the airway are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/0030-4220(85)90055-6
DO - 10.1016/0030-4220(85)90055-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 3858770
AN - SCOPUS:0022258247
VL - 59
SP - 344
EP - 348
JO - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
JF - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
SN - 2212-4403
IS - 4
ER -