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A ganglionectomy, also called a gangliectomy, is the surgical removal of a ganglion. [1] The removal of a ganglion cyst usually requires a ganglionectomy. Such cysts usually form on the hand, foot or wrist and may cause pain or impair body function. Aspiration of the cyst and steroid injections are typically performed first. If they fail, the ...
A six-year outcome study of the treatment of ganglion cysts on the dorsal wrist compared excision, aspiration, and no treatment. Neither excision nor aspiration provided long-term benefit better than no treatment. Of the untreated ganglion cysts, 58% resolved spontaneously; the postsurgery recurrence rate in this study was 39%. [31]
Ulnar tunnel syndrome is usually caused by a ganglion cyst pressing on the ulnar nerve, other causes include traumas to the wrist and repetitive movements, but often the cause is unknown (idiopathic). [2] Long distance bicycle rides are associated with transient alterations in ulnar nerve function. [3]
Carpometacarpal bossing (or metacarpal/carpal bossing) is a small, immovable mass of bone on the back of the wrist. The mass occurs in one of the joints between the carpus and metacarpus of the hand , called the carpometacarpal joints , where a small immovable protuberance [ 1 ] occurs when this joint becomes swollen or bossed.
733.2 Cyst of bone; 733.3 Hyperostosis of skull; 733.4 Aseptic necrosis of bone; 733.5 Osteitis condensans; 733.6 Tietze's disease. Costochondritis; 733.7 Algoneurodystrophy; 733.8 Malunion and nonunion of fracture; 733.9 Other and unspecified disorders of bone and cartilage. 733.90 Disorder of bone and cartilage, unspecified Osteopenia ...
Other excision or destruction of brain and meninges Excision of lesion or tissue of cerebral meninges Hemispherectomy Lobectomy of brain Other excision or destruction of lesion or tissue of brain Curettage of brain; Debridement of brain; Marsupialization of brain cyst; Transtemporal (mastoid) excision of brain tumor
However, a ganglioneuroma may become cancerous and spread to other areas, or it may regrow after removal. [citation needed] If the tumor has been present for a long time and has pressed on the spinal cord or caused other symptoms, it may have caused irreversible damage that cannot be corrected with the surgical removal of the tumor.
The terms "Tarlov cyst" or "sacral perineural cyst" refer to cystic lesions of the spinal meninges with innervation as well as nerve sheath dilatations with subarachnoid communication. While they were once thought to be a histopathological finding, [ 10 ] they can be radiologically confirmed by specialized time lapsed MRI and CT imaging ...