Resumen

ESTRADA SARMIENTO, Manuel   y  VIRREYES ESPINOSA, Isel . Tratamiento quirúrgico ambulatorio de quiste del conducto tirogloso en el paciente pediatrico: Hospital provincial Universitario. Carlos manuel de céspedes bayamo. Granma. Cuba. Acta odontol. venez [online]. 2007, vol.45, n.3, pp.410-413. ISSN 0001-6365.

SUMMARY An observation retrospective, and descriptive investigation of 80 patients with clinical and histopalogycal diagnosis of cysts of the thyroglossal duct, who recived ambulatory care. The goal of this estudy was to  show the results of this procedure in operated pediatric patient  and  to value  the factors  that influrnced in the period of stay. The age was under 10 years in 20 % of the studied group.All patients went to the hospital on the day of their surgery. It began before  1PM in 100% of the cases. The mean time of anaesthesia was 70 minutes and the surgical  50 minutes. Sistrunk  technique was performed in 92.5% of the cases.These factores that determined mainly the stay period were the use of drainage and unstable postoperative   signs. The minimun follow-up of the patients lasted one year. Eight patients had  relapse and received surgical treatment 10 month later. Ambulatory surgery for excision of the cyst in the thyroglossal duct can be safe with the adequate patient. Planning for  ambulatory surgery should begin  the day before, using  careful  surgical  procedure, and avoiding drainage when hemoistasis is adequate

Palabras clave : Thyroglossal duct cyst; Ambulatory Surgery; Hospital of Stay.