Aspiration of ganglia.
Thirty four patients with a simple ganglion have been treated by aspiration alone, using a short-bevel wide-bore needle. In 41% there was no recurrence after more than one year, and most of the remaining 59% recurred with three months.
D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D013396:Suction; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000628:therapy*; D014953:Wrist