TY - JOUR T1 - Silencing a noisy goitre sans scalpel JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed SP - F361 LP - F361 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2012-303236 VL - 98 IS - 4 AU - Bethou Adhisivam AU - K N Harikrishnan AU - P Femitha AU - Rojo Joy AU - P Prasadkumar AU - Shruthi K Bharadwaj AU - Gane D Bahubali AU - Dhanpathi Halnaik AU - B Vishnu Bhat Y1 - 2013/07/01 UR - http://fn.bmj.com/content/98/4/F361.abstract N2 - A term male baby weighing 2.6 kg born by spontaneous vaginal delivery was noted to have a large neck swelling and respiratory distress. Antenatal ultrasonography had revealed a large thyroid swelling encasing the trachea but not extending into the mediastinum or causing obstruction. The mother was clinically euthyroid and was not on any drugs. On examination, he had severe stridor and tachypnoea and required oxygen by nasal prongs. His neck was hyperextended … ER -