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dc.contributor.authorPeters, Peter
dc.contributor.authorStark, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorJr, Garth Essig
dc.contributor.authorLorincz, Balasz
dc.contributor.authorBowman, James
dc.contributor.authorTran, Khoa
dc.contributor.authorComan, Scott
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:55:31Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:55:31Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.issn15209512
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11325-010-0351-6
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/34030
dc.description.abstractIntroduction 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.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.publisher.placeGermany
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom377
dc.relation.ispartofpageto380
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalSleep and Breathing
dc.relation.ispartofvolume14
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedical physiology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode320899
dc.titleLingual thyroid: an unusual and surgically curable cause of sleep apnoea in a male
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2015-05-31T22:21:10Z
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorTran, Khoa


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