Treatment of ganglia by a thread technique.
Seventy ganglia of the wrist have been treated by a new method whereby two sutures are passed through the ganglion, at right angles to each other, and each is tied in a loop. At intervals thereafter, the contents of the ganglion are expelled by massage. Only three recurrences occurred in 62 patients followed-up. This compares well with the results of surgical excision and avoids the complications of operation and anaesthetic.
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Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya.
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D006801:Humans; D008405:Massage; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000628:therapy*; D014953:Wrist