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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Barium swallow]] may be helpful in assessing compression of the esophagus due to | [[Barium swallow]] may be helpful in assessing compression of the [[esophagus]] due to goiter. Indirect [[laryngoscopy]] helps assess the mobility of the [[vocal cord]]. | ||
==Other Diagnostic Studies== | ==Other Diagnostic Studies== | ||
Other diagnosic studies in | Other diagnosic studies in a patient suspected of goiter include: <ref name="pmid16361145">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wong KT, Ahuja AT |title=Ultrasound of thyroid cancer |journal=Cancer Imaging |volume=5 |issue= |pages=157–66 |year=2005 |pmid=16361145 |pmc=1665239 |doi=10.1102/1470-7330.2005.0110 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid20510711">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bomeli SR, LeBeau SO, Ferris RL |title=Evaluation of a thyroid nodule |journal=Otolaryngol. Clin. North Am. |volume=43 |issue=2 |pages=229–38, vii |year=2010 |pmid=20510711 |doi=10.1016/j.otc.2010.01.002 |url=}}</ref> | ||
*'''Barium swallow:''' It may be helpful in assessing compression of the esophagus due to | *'''[[Barium swallow]]:''' It may be helpful in assessing compression of the [[esophagus]] due to goiter. | ||
*'''Indirect laryngoscopy:''' Helps in assessing the mobility of the vocal cord | *'''Indirect [[laryngoscopy]]:''' Helps in assessing the mobility of the [[vocal cord]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Barium swallow may be helpful in assessing compression of the esophagus due to goiter. Indirect laryngoscopy helps assess the mobility of the vocal cord.
Other Diagnostic Studies
Other diagnosic studies in a patient suspected of goiter include: [1][2]
- Barium swallow: It may be helpful in assessing compression of the esophagus due to goiter.
- Indirect laryngoscopy: Helps in assessing the mobility of the vocal cord.
References
- ↑ Wong KT, Ahuja AT (2005). "Ultrasound of thyroid cancer". Cancer Imaging. 5: 157–66. doi:10.1102/1470-7330.2005.0110. PMC 1665239. PMID 16361145.
- ↑ Bomeli SR, LeBeau SO, Ferris RL (2010). "Evaluation of a thyroid nodule". Otolaryngol. Clin. North Am. 43 (2): 229–38, vii. doi:10.1016/j.otc.2010.01.002. PMID 20510711.