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case_images: Preoperative cervical CT images of 4 cases. (A) Case 1. The size of the left thyroid gland was 44 x 46 mm, and the size of the right thyroid gland was 40 x 28 mm. Protruding behind the sternum, the trachea was significantly compressed, and the diameter of the narrowest part was 3 mm. (B) Case 2. Under tracheal intubation, the trachea moved to the right, the size of the left thyroid gland was about 61 x 60 mm, and the size of the right thyroid gland was about 41 x 24 mm. (C) Case 3. The size of the left thyroid gland was about 79 x 65 mm, the size of the right thyroid gland was about 64 x 41 mm, the trachea was shifted to the right, and the diameter of the narrowest part was 4 mm. (D) Case 4. Under tracheal intubation, after the left partial thyroidectomy, the size of the right thyroid gland was about 87 x 38 mm, protruding behind the sternum.
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case_images: Ten days after the discharge, postoperative follow-up revealed that the patient experienced smooth breathing, oxygen saturation of 97-98% at rest, well-controlled pulmonary infection, intermittent delirium, and other psychiatric symptoms (Tables 1-4; Figures 1, 2).
case_images: Case 1: with no significant positive chest CT signs. Case 2: pleural effusion, and thoracic cavity effusion. Case 3: scattered streak shadows in bilateral lung, scattered exudation in bilateral lung, pleural effusion. Case 4: multiple patchy high-density shadows in both lungs, and bilateral pleural effusion with adjacent lung tissue atelectasis.
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case_images: Ten days after the discharge, postoperative follow-up revealed that the patient experienced smooth breathing, oxygen saturation of 97-98% at rest, well-controlled pulmonary infection, intermittent delirium, and other psychiatric symptoms (Tables 1-4; Figures 1, 2).