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tanmay_mehta · Credits: 16591 My Scrapbook My Reading List 3 Books

2. The following statements pertain to the Sistrunk operation.
A. This procedure is performed to excise a thyroglossal cyst.
B. It is a simple excisional operation.
C. The thyroglossal duct always passes anterior to the hyoid bone.
D. A lingual thyroid must always be removed when a thyroglossal cyst is excised.
E. The excision tract for a thyroglossal cyst passes through the mylohyoid muscle.

tanmay_mehta · Credits: 16591 My Scrapbook My Reading List 3 Books

2. The following statements pertain to the Sistrunk operation.
A. This procedure is performed to excise a thyroglossal cyst. T
B. It is a simple excisional operation. F
C. The thyroglossal duct always passes anterior to the hyoid bone. F
D. A lingual thyroid must always be removed when a thyroglossal cyst is excised. F
E. The excision tract for a thyroglossal cyst passes through the mylohyoid muscle. T

almotwkell · Credits: 148 My Scrapbook

Thanks tanmay_mehta , but is there any explanation for the answer of Sistrunk operation question?

kartalways · Credits: 238 My Scrapbook

good review on thyroid doc.. its really easy to remember

rlchaithanya · Credits: 141 My Scrapbook

tracheo oesophageal vessels

rlchaithanya · Credits: 141 My Scrapbook

Throid also receives blood supply from tracheal and oesophagesl vessels.
Significance is even if u ligate both superior and inferior thyroid arteries thyroid will survive.

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