Case report shows safe management of retrosternal goiters in individuals with severe airway compression, suggesting minimal invasiveness.
A cervical approach combined with thoracoscopic assistance and preoperative tracheal stenting offers a safe and minimally invasive alternative to sternotomy for managing retrosternal goiters extending to the pericardium with severe airway compression.
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