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Head Neck ; 37(12): 1699-704, 2015 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24985922

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BACKGROUND: A thyroglossal duct cyst is the most common form of congenital anomaly in the neck. Surgical removal is very effective. However, in some cases, a cyst recurs. The purpose of this study was to identify factors that predispose to recurrence of a thyroglossal duct cyst. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted of consecutive patients who underwent surgical resection for histologically confirmed thyroglossal duct cysts between 1998 and 2013 in a tertiary referral center. RESULTS: Two hundred seven patients were included. The overall recurrence rate was 9.7%. The most important factor predicting recurrence was the type of resection: recurrence rate was 5.3% after the Sistrunk procedure, and 55.6% after plain excision (p < .001). The only other factor that was significantly associated with chance of recurrence was postoperative infection. CONCLUSION: The Sistrunk procedure is the treatment of choice for thyroglossal duct cysts because it yields low recurrence and morbidity. Postoperative infections, rather than preoperative infections, are associated with recurrence.


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Thyroglossal Cyst/surgery , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Child , Female , Hospitals, University , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Male , Middle Aged , Netherlands/epidemiology , Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures , Recurrence , Retrospective Studies , Risk Factors , Thyroglossal Cyst/epidemiology , Thyroidectomy , Treatment Outcome
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