Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Cervical thymic cysts are among the rarest congenital neck masses. Thymic migration into the superior mediastinum during organogenesis explains the topography and diversity of clinical presentations of these cysts. Due to the possibility of mediastinal extension, the management of these lesions is different than other congenital neck masses. The aim of our work is to present the clinical, radiological, and therapeutic features of cervicomediastinal thymic cysts.<...

GoalsThe most common complication of thyroidectomy is hypocalcaemia. The aim of this work is to determine the epidemiological, ethiopathogenic and therapeutic characteristics of hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy.Material and methodsThis is a retrospective study of 27 cases of patients operated on for a total thyroidectomy complicated by hypocalcemia, over a period of 9 years (2009–2017) collected by...

Introduction: Remnants of the fourth branchial arch are extremely rare with less than 100 cases reported in the literature and account for 1–4% of all branchial anomalies. These anomalies typically present as recurrent neck infections and/or abscesses or acute suppurative thyroiditis. We report a case of cyst of the 4th cleft revealed by a thyroiditis treated in our department.Case report: A 6-year-old boy presented with recurrent neck swellings. Du...