title: [Solitary bone cysts of jaws: surgical treatment and follow-up of six cases].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of our study was to assess the long term follow-up in six patients who all presented with solitary cysts and underwent minor surgery. At follow-up treatment (range 16 months to 18 years) efficacy was evaluated and screened for any possible future complications.
  
  
  METHODS
  Since 1985 all patients who presented in the Department of oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery with a simple bone cyst were retrospectively included in the study. A total of only 6 patients underwent surgery. One patient with a condylar cyst was seen with a delay of 16 months. The others were examined over 5 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Surgery allowed us to confirm the diagnosis and achieve the treatment of the cyst. One patient who had a cyst in the ramus and was re-operated for a follicular cyst adjacent to the wisdom tooth. No complication or recurrence was observed.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Maxillo-faciale et de Stomatologie, CHU de Rouen.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Misino
authors.forename: J-F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Lavis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tardif
authors.forename: J-M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Peron
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007570:Jaw Cysts / Q000601:surgery*; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome