Abstract

A thyroglossal duct cyst occurs when there is failure of obliteration of the thyroglossal duct in the foetus during descent of the thyroid from the tongue base to its position in the neck. Here we are presenting a case report of a 24-year-old female who presented with history of mucoid discharge from the midline of the neck at the level of the thyroid cartilage on the right side since childhood. Preoperative fistulogram was done and extent of the tract was determined. Surgery was performed using a single neck incision along Langers lines for best cosmetic result and meticulous dissection was done. A thyroglossal duct fistula along its entire tract was removed using a single incision thus being one amongst the many long excised thyroglossal duct fistulas till date excised by using a single incision. There has been no recurrence after 18 months of follow up.

Keywords: Thyroglossal Duct Fistula; Cosmetic Surgery; Single Incision Surgery

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Citation

Citation: RS Mudhol, Rajesh Radhakrishna Havaldar, Vijay Yeramalla and Sweta Sinha. “Thyroglossal Duct Fistula - Managed Successfully Using Single Incision". Acta Scientific Otolaryngology 2.3 (2020): 21-23.

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Copyright: © 2020 Rajesh Radhakrishna Havaldar., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.