title: Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Surgery of Thyroglossal Duct Cysts.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Thyroglossal duct cysts (TGDCs) may cause cosmetic defects or more serious impairments if left untreated. Our study was designed to examine the potential advantage of endoscopic surgery performed on TGDCs, especially the ability to completely resect the branches and to affect the cosmetic appearance.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-two patients from Beijing Tongren Hospital, Beijing, China, diagnosed with TGDCs were selected. Seventeen patients with TGDCs underwent traditional Sistrunk's surgery, and 15 patients underwent endoscopic cystectomy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients had complete resection and were followed up from 6 months to 4 years. None had a recurrence after endoscopic resection. However, patients in the traditional surgery group had a 5.9% (1/17) rate of recurrence. The incision length was approximately 2.1 cm in the endoscopic group compared with 5.2 cm in the traditional group. The mean time for the endoscopic operation was 97.7 minutes compared with 51.6 minutes in the traditional surgical procedure. The average length of hospital stay was 6.7 days in the endoscopic group compared with 9.7 days in the traditional group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endoscope-assisted small-incision thyroglossal duct cystectomy is an efficient method. It causes fewer cosmetic defects and also decreases operative time. It will likely become the new standard procedure for patients with TGDCs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China .|Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery ( Capital Medical University ), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China .
authors.forename: Zhigang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China .|Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery ( Capital Medical University ), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China .
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China .|Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery ( Capital Medical University ), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China .
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China .|Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery ( Capital Medical University ), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China .
authors.forename: Xiaohong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery*; D061646:Operative Time; D013955:Thyroglossal Cyst / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult