Sistrunk's 1920 description of thyroglossal cyst excision
A. M. Balfour, H. M. Al-Reefy and M. G. Dilkes
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, St
Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE, UK
Corresponding address:
Mr A. M. Balfour,
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery,
St Bartholomew's Hospital,
West Smithfield,
London, EC1A 7BE, UK
E-mail: alistair.balfour@bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk
In 1920 Walter Ellis Sistrunk described the classic operation of
thyroglossal cyst excision including the central portion of the
hyoid bone and a core of tissue around the thyroglossal tract to
open into the oral cavity at the foramen caecum. We present this
paper and discuss its relevance to current practice.
Sistrunk's original article was published in Annals of Surgery (Sistrunk WE. The surgical treatment of cysts of the thyroglossal tract. Ann Surg 1920; 71: 121-124). The full article, including figures, is reproduced online here.
Key words
Sistrunk; Sistrunk's operation; thyroglossal cyst; thyroglossal
duct cyst.
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