Thyroglossal sinus are a frequent clinical entity in the pediatric population, mostly present upper midline of neck. It is most common complication following thyroglossal duct cysts and well known for recurrence, if inadequately excised or infected. A careful consideration magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) pre-operatively helps improve outcomes reduces complications. We case 12-year-old boy oper...

Developmental structural abnormalities of the Thyroid gland are relatively rare and can be categorized into; Agenesis of Thyroid gland, Dysgenesis of the Thyroid, Abnormalities due to persistence of the Thyroglossal Duct. The aim is to analyse clinicopathological aspects of Developmental anomalies of Thyroid at a Tertiary care hospital for Head and Neck diseases. An analysis of 2977 consecutive...

INTRODUCTION Although surgery is the treatment of choice for thyroglossal duct cysts, it can give rise to complications, including nerve injury, cyst recurrence, wound infection, and cosmetic problems. Use of a nonsurgical procedure could prevent these complications. Although simple aspiration of otolaryngological cystic diseases is a noninvasive treatment, cyst recurrence is commonly observed ...

Laryngeal cysts involving the valleculae are rare but well known cause of upper respiratory obstruction. Vallecular cysts are uncommon lesions seen in the pediatric population and mostly present within the first few weeks of life. They may present with diversity of clinical signs and symptoms including failure to thrive, stridor and respiratory distress. Thyroglossal duct cyst, on the other han...

OBJECTIVES To characterize children undergoing parathyroid, thyroid, and thyroglossal duct cyst surgery in 1997 and 2000 using a nationally representative discharge database to determine whether rates and outcomes of these surgical treatments vary by age, sex, and health care system attributes. DATA SOURCE The 1997 and 2000 Kids' Inpatient Database, available through the Agency for Healthcare...