Table 3.
Patient characteristics and results of percutaneous ethanol injection
Item | Number (%), Range or Mean ± SD |
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Gender, n (%) | |
Male | 15 (44) |
Female | 19 (56) |
Age (years), mean±SD | 20-74, 43.7±15.8 |
Thyroid cyst, n (%) | 23 (67) |
Plunging ranula, n (%) | 6 (18) |
Thyroglossal duct cyst, n (%) | 4 (12) |
Branchial cleft cyst, n (%) | 1 (3) |
Size (cm), mean±SD | |
AP-dimension | 0.99-4.14, 2.17±0.66 |
L-dimension | 1.42-6.08, 3.28±1.12 |
Complications, n (%) | |
Mild pain | 7 (21) |
Swelling sensation | 9 (26) |
Follow-up (years), median (IQR) | 1.6 (1.3) |
Final results, n (%) | |
Recurrence | 2 (6) |
No recurrence | 32 (94) |
SD: Standard deviation, IQR: Interquartile range, L: Lateral, AP: Anteroposterior