Ganglion cysts of the wrist : A prospective study of a simple outpatient management


Published online: Oct 27 2005

R. Singhal, N. Angmo, S. Gupta, V. Kumar, A. Mehtani

From Maulana Azad Medical College and associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India

Abstract

We present the results of a modified minimally invasive surgical technique in the management of ganglia of the wrist. Twenty six ganglia have been treated by this method. The patient satisfaction for the procedure was 92.3%. An average of 2 days were lost off work consequent to the procedure. The use of this technique has resulted in a 77.9% mean resolution in size with 50% of the patients showing complete resolution. There were no recurrences noted in the 2 year follow-up.