Hello Sir, My mother was unwell since 2 months. She was under medical guidance of a doctor. She has retrosternal goitre which is enabling her to breath and hence continuous on o2 or coughing. What is the risk involved in surgery and will removal help her. I'm looking for treatment details.

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