dc.contributor.author | Peters, Peter | |
dc.contributor.author | Stark, Patrick | |
dc.contributor.author | Jr, Garth Essig | |
dc.contributor.author | Lorincz, Balasz | |
dc.contributor.author | Bowman, James | |
dc.contributor.author | Tran, Khoa | |
dc.contributor.author | Coman, Scott | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-03T15:55:31Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-03T15:55:31Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 15209512 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s11325-010-0351-6 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/34030 | |
dc.description.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 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. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.description.publicationstatus | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Springer | |
dc.publisher.place | Germany | |
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublication | N | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 377 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 380 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 4 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Sleep and Breathing | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 14 | |
dc.rights.retention | Y | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Clinical sciences | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Medical physiology not elsewhere classified | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 3202 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 320899 | |
dc.title | Lingual thyroid: an unusual and surgically curable cause of sleep apnoea in a male | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.date.issued | 2015-05-31T22:21:10Z | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Tran, Khoa | |