Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2014
A 17-year-old male patient complains about having a fistula on the anterior surface of his neck. The fistula has been present since birth. Periodically there appears a small amount of mucoid discharge. The patient has been diagnosed with a middle cervical fistula. What tactics of treatment should be preferred for this patient?
Answer options
- Excision of the fistulous tract with resection of the hyoid bone body
- Excision of the fistulous tract without resection of the hyoid bone body
- Closure of the fistula with the pursestring suture
- Cryodestruction of the fistula epithelium
- Sclerosing of the fistula epithelium
Correct answer
Excision of the fistulous tract with resection of the hyoid bone body
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