title: Piezosurgery to perform hyoid bone osteotomies in thyroglossal duct cyst surgery.
abstract: Ultrasonic bone-cutting surgery has been introduced as a feasible alternative to the conventional sharp instruments used in craniomaxillofacial surgery because of its precision and safety. The device used is unique in that the cutting action occurs when the tool is used on mineralized tissues and stops on soft tissues. This work describes the use of piezosurgery for hyoid bone resection in thyroglossal duct cyst surgery, briefly reviews the literature on the surgical technique, and reports our experience with 12 cases.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Maxillofacial Surgery, Head and Neck Department, Modena and Reggio Emilia University, Modena, Italy. attiliocarlo.salgarelli@unimore.it
authors.forename: Attilio Carlo
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Salgarelli
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Robiony
authors.forename: Ugo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Consolo
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Collini
authors.forename: Pierantonio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bellini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006928:Hyoid Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D059745:Piezosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013955:Thyroglossal Cyst / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome