title: Novel modified surgical treatment of auricular pseudocyst using plastic sheet compression.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To introduce a novel modified surgical procedure of excision of anterior cartilage of the pseudocyst along with plastic sheet compression for the treatment of auricular pseudocyst and ascertain the effect of the surgical modality of this disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Medical college hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty-seven auricular pseudocyst patients were subjected to excision of the anterior cartilage of the pseudocyst followed by plastic sheet compression from July 2006 to September 2013. The effects of the operation were evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eighty patients were males and 7 were females. The median age was 52 years old. The lesions of 86 patients were unilateral and only 1 was bilateral. The clinical features presented a hemispheric painless swelling, which was seen on the ventral side of the auricle, usually the scaphoid and triangular fossa. The average major axis of the pseudocyst was 1.7 ± 0.6 cm. The patients underwent excision of anterior cartilage of the pseudocyst along with plastic sheet compression. The average follow-up period was 51.9 ± 19.1 months. No recurrence was observed with this technique, and the appearance of the auricle was cosmetically acceptable.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our novel modified surgical procedure of excision of anterior cartilage of pseudocyst along with plastic sheet compression is an effective surgical management for the auricular pseudocyst. The advantages of a simple technique, a short-term therapeutic period, and no recurrence made the surgical procedure worth recommending as the definitive treatment of auricular pseudocysts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Yamin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shan
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Changping
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Shili
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China zhanghaoent@163.com.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003560:Cysts / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D054644:Ear Auricle / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004425:Ear Cartilage / Q000601:surgery; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013506:Otologic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010969:Plastics; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics
keywords: ear auricle; otorhinolaryngologic surgical procedure; plastics; pseudocyst