Acute increase in a thyroid cyst during cesarean section under general anesthesia in a full-term parturient: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pregnancy is associated with thyroid nodule formation and increased size. However, an acute increase in thyroid cysts during cesarean section is unusual.

Case description

We describe the case of a 23-year-old primiparous woman at 37 weeks of gestation, without a history of thyroid disease, who underwent a cesarean section under general anesthesia. When the baby was delivered after induction of general anesthesia, the patient's airway pressure increased by approximately 5-7 mmHg, and her blood pressure increased to 170/78 mmHg. After delivery of the baby, the mother's anterior region of the neck began to swell, and ultrasonography revealed a large cystic mass. Even after aspiration of approximately 120 mL of dark brown intra-cystic fluid, the neck swelled again. Ai

SUBMITTER: Kwak JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10721561 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature