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  • Lingual thyroid: an unusual and surgically curable cause of sleep apnoea in a male

    Author(s)
    Peters, Peter
    Stark, Patrick
    Jr, Garth Essig
    Lorincz, Balasz
    Bowman, James
    Tran, Khoa
    Coman, Scott
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Tran, Khoa
    Year published
    2010
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    Abstract
    Introduction Lingual thyroid is a rare embryological abnormality that occurs as a result of failed descent of the thyroid gland. Case report We report the case of a 39-year-old male with an incidental finding of a lingual thyroid during intubation for surgery for lower limb fractures. A sleep study indicated an RDI of 38.6, consistent with severe sleep apnoea. The ectopic thyroid was excised via a suprahyoid approach, with resolution of apnoeic symptoms post-operatively. A follow-up sleep study subsequent to his operation confirmed an RDI of 3.7. Conclusion This is the first time a lingual thyroid causing sleep ...
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    Introduction Lingual thyroid is a rare embryological abnormality that occurs as a result of failed descent of the thyroid gland. Case report We report the case of a 39-year-old male with an incidental finding of a lingual thyroid during intubation for surgery for lower limb fractures. A sleep study indicated an RDI of 38.6, consistent with severe sleep apnoea. The ectopic thyroid was excised via a suprahyoid approach, with resolution of apnoeic symptoms post-operatively. A follow-up sleep study subsequent to his operation confirmed an RDI of 3.7. Conclusion This is the first time a lingual thyroid causing sleep apnoea has been studied with pre- and post-treatment sleep studies. This is also the first recorded instance of lingual thyroid causing sleep apnoea has been recorded in a male.
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    Journal Title
    Sleep and Breathing
    Volume
    14
    Issue
    4
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-010-0351-6
    Subject
    Clinical sciences
    Medical physiology not elsewhere classified
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/34030
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