Until more valid evidence is available, the choice for treatment remains a shared decision between the patient and a multidisciplinary treatment group. From a cost perspective, sclerotherapy with STS or polidocanol should be the treatment of choice.
We conclude that the lateral intersections of double-stapled anastomoses are a structural weak spot and that the currently most often applied double-stapled anastomosis is a less effective type of anastomosis than a complete circular one. Resolving this technical problem might help to reduce the number of anastomotic disruptions after low anterior resections.
The Sistrunk procedure is the treatment of choice for thyroglossal duct cysts because it yields low recurrence and morbidity. Postoperative infections, rather than preoperative infections, are associated with recurrence.
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