Soft tissue hematoma of the neck due to thyroid rupture with unusual mechanism.

Kohei Tsukahara,Keiji Sato,Tetsuya Yumoto,Atsuyoshi Iida,Nobuyuki Nosaka,Michihisa Terado,Hiromichi Naito,Yorihisa Orita,Tomoyuki Naito,Kentaro Miki,Mayu Sugihara, Satoko Nagao,Toyomu Ugawa,Atsunori Nakao

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports（2016）

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Abstract

•Massive bleeding from the thyroid without direct neck trauma rarely causes airway compromise.•Physicians should regard possible thyroid gland rupture in patients with swelling of the neck or acute respiratory failure after direct/indirect trauma to the neck.•Airway management is the most important consideration in such patients with thyroid injury.

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Key words

Blunt trauma,Airway distress,Soft tissue hematoma,Thyroid artery

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