Sistrunk operation is for:
Thyroglossal cyst: - Cystic midline swelling (2-4 cm). - MC in young children. - Increases in size with upper respiratory tract infection and moves with tongue protrusion. Treatment: - Sistrunk operation: Complete surgical excision, including with it the body of the hyoid bone and core of tongue tissue around the tract in the suprahyoid tongue base to the foramen caecum.
Branchial cyst
Branchial fistula
Thyroglossal cyst
Thyroglossal fistula
JIPMER 2018