Management of ganglion cysts of the hand by simple aspiration

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Zubowicz-V-N. Ishii-C-H. J-Hand-Surg-[Am]. 1987 Jul. 12(4). P 618-20. A prospective study has shown that aspiration treatment of ganglion cysts of the wrist and hand can safely remove 85% of these tumors if one, two or three separate treatments are administered. There is a decided cost savings when this treatment is compared with surgical excision, even when the expense of surgical excision for aspiration treatment failures is added to the equation. Author-abstract.