Digital Mucous Cyst: A Clinical-Surgical Study

• DOI: 10.5021/ad.2017.29.1.69
• Publication Date: 2017-02-18T10:27:41Z
• Authors: Eun Jung Kim; Joon Won Huh; Hyang-Joon Park
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Original Article; 3. Good health

Background: It has been suggested digital mucous cysts (DMCs) are associated with osteoarthritis and osteophytes in the elderly, usually have a communicating pedicle joint.Surgical excision is standard therapy high cure rate.Objective: The purpose of this prospective study to evaluate features DMCs via clinical, radiological pathological examination efficacy surgical DMCs.Methods: Between 2010 2014, 24 Korean patients were treated resection cyst pedicle.Preoperative X-ray ultrasonography performed detect presence osteophyte connection joint space.Postoperative patients' satisfaction score was assessed by visual analogue scale (0∼ 10).Results: found 15.8%.In ultrasonographic findings, there prominent flow signals between space 13.6%.There no serious postoperative complications, recurrences observed 16.7%.Mean 8.3.Conclusion: seems that preoperative for not always helpful treatment DMCs, ligation electrocoagulation an effective modality.(Ann Dermatol 29(1) 69∼ 73, 2017) -