Abstract
Background: the incidence of retrosternal goiter (RSG) varies from 2% to 26% of all thyroidectomies, depending on the defining criteria. There is no clear guidelines to identify patients that require an intrathoracic approach. So, we tried to correlate, between the size and/or anatomical site of the RSG based on preoperative CT findings, and the surgical approaches used, aiming at defining those patients with RSG who are in need for thoracic approach.
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