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Table 1 Thirty four reported cases in English literature within the last 30 years on blunt trauma to neck leading to hemorrhage of the thyroid gland

From: Thyroid gland hemorrhage after blunt neck trauma: case report and review of the literature

Author

Gen.

Age

Trauma

Symptoms

AMa

Pathb

Surgc

Ahrens, 2012 [8]

F

75

Bicycle

Swelling, Dyspnea

Yes

No

Yes [HT]

Arana-Garza, 2015 [9]

F

19

Sports

Neck Pain, Dysphagia

No

No

Yes [HT]

Behrends, 1987 [10]

M

30

Horse

Swelling

No

Yes

No

Blaivas, 1998 [4]

M

34

Car Accident

Swelling, Dysphagia, Dyspnea

No

Yes

Yes [TT]

Chartier, 2010 [5]

F

75

Fall

Swelling, Dysphagia, Dyspnea

No

Yes

Yes [HT]

Donatini, 2011 [11]

F

53

Fall

Dyspnea, Hoarseness

Yes

yes

Yes [TT]

Hagiwara, 2007 [12]

M

20

Motorcycle Accident

n/a

Yes

No

No

Hamid, 2004 [13]

M

13

Motorcycle Accident

Hoarseness

No

No

No

Hara, 2016 [14]

F

71

Fall

Neck Pain

No

No

Yes [HT]

Heizmann, 2006 [3]

F

47

Car Accident

Hoarseness, Swelling

No

No

Yes [HT]

Hishoren, 2004 [15]

F

30

Car Accident

Neck Pain, Dysphagia

No

Yes

No

Hsieh, 2000 [16]

F

25

Car Accident

Dyspnea, Swelling

Yes

No

No

Lemke, 2017

F

52

Bicycle

Dyspnea, Swelling

Yes

Yes

Yes [HT]

Lodder, 2001 [17]

F

34

Sports

n/a

No

Yes

No

Oertli, 1994 [18]

F

82

Fall

Swelling, Respiratory Distress

 

Yes

Yes [TT]

Oka, 2007 [19]

F

65

Fall

Dyspnea

Yes

Yes

Yes [HT]

Park, 2006 [1]

F

26

Fall

Neck Pain

No

No

No

Pérez Fontán, 2001 [20]

F

44

Assault

Neck Pain, Hematoma

No

n/a

No

Pop, 2005 [21]

F

76

Car Accident

Dyspnea

Yes

Yes

Yes [HT]

Schipper, 2008 [22]

F

60

Fall

Swelling, Dyspnea

No

Yes

Yes [HT]

Rivera-Serrano, 2012 [23]

M

46

Sports

Neck Pain, Swelling, Dysphagia, Dysphony

No

Yes

No

Saylam, 2009 [24]

F

69

Fall

Hoarseness

No

No

No

Shin, 2015 [25]

M

24

n/a

n/a

n/a

No

Yes [HT]

Shin, 2015 [25]

M

8

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

No

Sow, 2013 [26]

M

41

Motorcycle Accident

Pain, Dyspnea, Swelling, Hoarseness

No

No

Yes [HT]

Stunell, 2006 [27]

M

35

Bicycle

Swelling

No

No

No

Tam, 2016 [28]

M

51

Hit by Waterjet

Swelling, Dysphagia

No

Yes

No

Tsukahara, 2016 [29]

F

89

Traffic Accident

Respiratory Distress, Severe Dyspnea

n/a

Yes

Yes [Lig]

Ved, 2016 [30]

M

42

Assault

Respiratory Distress, Swelling

Yes

Yes

Yes [TT]

Vora, 2001 [31]

M

21

Car Accident

Swelling

No

Yes

No

Watson, 1999 [32]

M

23

Assault

Swelling, Dysphagia

No

n/a

No

Weeks, 2005 [2]

F

50

Car Accident

Neck Pain, Hoarseness Dysphagia, Swelling

No

No

No

Zawawi, 2013 [33]

M

13

Sports

Neck Pain

No

No

No

  1. HT hemithyroidectomy, TT total thyroidectomy, Lig. arterial ligation
  2. aAM = airway management was required
  3. bPath = pre-existing pathological alteration of the thyroid gland was known or detected during surgery
  4. cSurg = Surgery was necessary due to thyroid hemorrhage (Yes vs. No) and extent of surgery is shown in square brackets