Total Thyroidectomy by Median Sternotomy for Treatment of Substernal Goiter: A Case Report.

Substernal goiter is a rare presentation of goiter but relatively frequent cause of anterior mediastinal mass. Symptomatic patients should be treated surgically with a total or partial thyroidectomy via a cervical or thoracic approach. This case report of a woman with a large symptomatic substernal goiter illustrates how the option to perform a partial median sternotomy may be useful when attempting a cervical approach.

Longitudinal variance of visceral fat thickness in pregnant adolescents.

This study aims to investigate the longitudinal change in visceral fat thickness (VFT) during normal pregnancy. A prospective cohort study with 75 primiparous adolescents was carried out in Petrolina, Brazil. VFT was evaluated by ultrasound between 12-20 weeks gestation and immediately after delivery.

Ultrasound and Doppler assessment of uterus during puerperium after normal delivery.

Objective: To describe the biometric and morphological characteristics of the uterus through ultrasound (US) and Doppler on the uterine arteries in the initial and late puerperium after normal delivery.

Methods: This was a prospective longitudinal study on full-term singleton pregnancies without complications. The patients were divided into two groups: 31 primiparous and 28 multiparous women.

[Prenatal ultrasonography in the diagnosis of vein of Galen aneurysm].

Vein of Galen aneurysm is a rare congenital anomaly, originated from a defect in fusion of internal cerebral veins. Due to low resistance, it produces high debit cardiac insufficiency. It constitutes 1% of all intracranial vascular malformations.