Outcome of thyroglossal duct cyst excision is independent of presenting age or symptomatology

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1731-1735

  Shah, Rupali ^a   Gow, Kenneth ^a   Sobol, Steven E ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Neck mass; Sistrunk; Symptoms; Thyroglossal duct cyst

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRANCHIOGENIC CYST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; NECK TUMOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THYROGLOSSAL DUCT CYST;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THYROGLOSSAL CYST; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35248861645     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.07.010     Document Type: Article

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