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Treatment options include suture ligation, vascular clip ligation and excision under local or general anaesthesia. However, the optimal treatment remains unclear, and evidence on parental perspectives is limited. This review investigated treatment outcomes for type B ulnar polydactyly, in combination with parental satisfaction and preferences.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A systematic search of Embase, Pubmed, Medline, Web of Science and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials was conducted up to March 2025 for studies reporting parental satisfaction with treatment outcome or aesthetic appearance, parental prioritizing factors or complications. 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The pooled complication rate was lowest for excision under local anaesthesia (0.01) and highest for suture ligation (0.16).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Excision under local anaesthesia showed the best results regarding treatment of type B ulnar polydactyly, with the highest parental satisfaction outcomes and lowest complication rates. However, high parental satisfaction was observed in all treatment modalities and differences in outcomes were small. Parents primarily based their treatment choice on avoiding risks (with ligation or local anaesthesia) or avoiding pain (with general anaesthesia). 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