Laryngeal perforation during Sistrunk procedure
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Alexandre Alves; Lúcia Carvalho; Mário Nora; Leonor Matos
- Source
- Journal of Surgical Case Reports
- Subject
- Sistrunk procedure
Larynx
medicine.medical_specialty
AcademicSubjects/MED00910
business.industry
Thyroglossal duct
Thyroid
Perforation (oil well)
Thyroglossal cyst
Case Report
medicine.disease
Surgery
jscrep/070
medicine.anatomical_structure
medicine
Cyst
business
Complication
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2042-8812
Thyroglossal duct cyst (TGDC) is the most common congenital neck anomaly in childhood, although it can be diagnosed at any age group. Ultrasound of the thyroid gland and the neck structures is an appropriate tool for diagnosis. The authors aim to report a rare case of a 22-year-old male with a laryngeal perforation during a TGDC excision and raise awareness to this potentially life-threatening complication. The Sistrunk procedure is the surgical treatment of choice with a low morbidity and recurrence rates.