[Emergency management of a giant compressive goitre: a case report].

Compressive goitre is a public health emergency due to the risk of asphyxia caused by compression of bronchial tree. We report the case of a 48-year-old female patient presenting to the emergency department with laryngeal dyspnea due to compressive goitre. We conducted a study and a literature review focusing on the clinical and radiological features of compressive goitre and different treatment options.

[Management of a giant cervical lipoma: case report and literature review].

Lipoma is the most common of soft tissue tumours. It rarely occurs in the head and neck. Patients with fast-growing large sized lesion (> 10cm) should be suspected to have a cancer.

[The inferior laryngeal nerve: anatomical and surgical considerations about 60 thyroidectomy].

Thyroid surgery requires a thorough knowledge of cervical anatomy and anatomical variations, in particular of the lower laryngeal nerve, in order to avoid iatrogenic lesions. The objective of our study was to analyze the relationships of the lower laryngeal nerve, the existence of branches of nerve division and a subjective appreciation of the size of the nerve. This is a prospective study of 1 year including 60 patients who underwent thyroidectomy.

[Neurologic thoracic outlet syndrome in children: about a case].

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (NTOS) encloses the whole set of clinical manifestations associated with the compression of the trunks of the brachial plexus and/or of the subclavian vessels as they cross the thoracic outlet (cervico-thoraco-brachial junction). It rarely affects children. We here report the case of a young girl treated for neurologic NTOS caused by supernumerary cervical rib.

[Supracricoid partial laryngectomy (SCPL) with either cricohyoidoepiglottopexy (CHEP): our experience with 16 cases].

Partial laryngectomy with either cricohyoidoepiglottopexy (CHEP) are mainly used to treat glottic cancers becuse they ensure a satisfactory preservation of physiological functions and satisfactory local carcinologic control. Our study aimed to analyze the functional and carcinologic results of this surgical technique. We conducted a retrospective study of patients undergoing partial laryngectomy with either cricohyoidoepiglottopexy in our Hospital between 2011 and 2014.

Tuberculosis of the parotid gland: histology surprise.

The Parotid gland is rarely involved in tuberculosis, even in endemic countries. We report a case of a 26 year-old woman with no medical history, who presented with a swelling of the parotid lodge. Pathology performed after surgery found a tuberculous parotitis, and the patient received anti-tuberculous regimen with a satisfactory evolution.