DOI: 10.21276/sasjs.2018.4.11.5

Pages: 260-266

Endothoracic goiter is defined as a mass at the expense of the thyroid gland, more than 50% of which is below the upper orifice of the thorax. The aim of this work is to report the results of the surgical management of endothoracic goiter in the visceral surgery department of the national hospital and university Hubert koutoukou Maga. We had taken care of two cases. Clinical and para-clinical examinations, especially ultrasonography and CT, made the diagnosis possible. Indeed cervico-thoracic CT was the means of diagnosis used and it allowed confirming the plunging nature of goiter and the ratio of goitre with mediastinal organs. The intervention consisted of a total thyroidectomy by sternotomy. The postoperative course was simple. Histological examination confirmed that it was a benign tumor. No complications were found.