Surgical treatment of atrial septal defect and retrosternal toxic goitre in the same session: a case report

Mustafa Kemal Demirağ,

Mustafa Kemal Demirağ¹, Koray Topgül², Atilla Saraç¹, Muzaffer Bahcivan¹, Hasan Tahsin Keçeligil¹

¹Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Samsun
²Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Genel Cerrahi Anabilim Dalı, Samsun

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A 55-year-old female patient underwent surgery in the same session for atrial septal defect and retrosternal toxic goiter following treatment with 300 mg/day propylthiouracil for 20 days. After an uneventful postoperative course she was discharged on the sixth day of operation. No complications were encountered during a follow-up of six months.

Keywords : Goiter/surgery; heart septal defects, atrial/surgery

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