Balloon catheter assisted excision of benign cervical cyst

Intraoperative use of fibrin glue dyed with methylene blue in surgery for branchial cleft anomalies

“…The use of sclerosing substances was abandoned, because it was demonstrated to be associated with a high rate of recurrences . Balloon catheter assisted excision has also been reported in the literature …”

“…[14][15][16] Balloon catheter assisted excision has also been reported in the literature. 17 In 2012, Chen et al for the first time proposed endoscopic-assisted excision, 18 a technique that aims to minimize skin incision for a better aesthetic outcome and seems to have acceptable results. 1,18,19 Endoscopicassisted excision is associated with short hospitalization time, as patients may be discharged on the first postoperative day.…”

Shira's Technique, an Alternative for the Enucleation of Cervicofacial Cysts

“…The origin of these lesions in the head and neck can be congenital, inflammatory and neoplastic [1,2]. Rarely, they spontaneously involute and often increase rapidly and may be associated with secondary infection or trauma; becoming symptomatic, acquiring large size and even externalized [3,4]. There are alternatives for the treatment of these lesions that include surgical re-such as echo Doppler, neck ultrasound and CT scans were requested, where vascular malformations and the presence of thyroid gland involvement were ruled out.…”