title: Role of cryosurgery in the surgical management of nasoalveolar cyst.
abstract: Nasoalveolar cysts are rare developmental, non-odontogenic soft tissue lesions present in the submucosal area of the nasal alar region of the face. The management of nasoalveolar cyst is surgical excision or enucleation by sublabial approach. Most of the times surgeon finds difficult in complete removal of cyst wall especially in the infected cases. We have introduced a technique of cryo probe destruction of the epithelial remnants of the cystic wall after routine surgical excision. The results are encouraging.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT and HNS, Narayana Medical College, Nellore, 524002 Andhra Pradesh India.
authors.forename: Nara
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Janardhan
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT and HNS, Narayana Medical College, Nellore, 524002 Andhra Pradesh India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Venkateswarlu
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT and HNS, Narayana Medical College, Nellore, 524002 Andhra Pradesh India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajesh Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT and HNS, Narayana Medical College, Nellore, 524002 Andhra Pradesh India.
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Narasimharaju
keywords: Cryo probe; Cryo surgery; Nasoalveolar cyst