Airway obstruction caused by acute transient thyroid swelling following fine needle aspiration biopsy of thyroid gland

Abstract

Airway obstruction caused by acute transient thyroid swelling following fine needle aspiration biopsy of thyroid gland Atsushi Hashimoto*1, Hiroyuki Kinoshita*1, Hideo Isobe*1, Kensuke Sakakibara*1, Yoshihito Fujita*1, Noboru Hatakeyama*2, Yoshihiro Fujiwara*1 *1 Department of Anesthesiology, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, *2 Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Aichi Medical University Hospital (1-1 Yazakokarimata, Nagakute Aichi 480-1195, Japan)