Open AccessThe value of using loupe magnification and methylene blue dye in intra-operative identification of thyroglossal duct tract
Author(s) -
Abdelrahman E. M. Ezzat,
Mustafa Mahmood Eid,
Mabrouk M Akel,
Marwa M. El-Begermy,
Ayman Yehia Abbas
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.187815
Subject(s) - thyroglossal duct , hyoid bone , medicine , cyst , magnification , significant difference , incidence (geometry) , tongue , surgery , pathology , physics , computer science , optics , computer vision
This was a comparative randomised study to find out the value of using loupe magnification and methylene blue dye in identification of the thyroglossal duct and to compare between them.