Use of seton on ganglion of the wrist

ABSTRACT

To find out the role of Seton on ganglion of the wrist. Interventional study. Surgical unit II, Sindh Government Lyari General Hospital, Karachi. Number of patient selected for this study were 105. They were having swelling of wrist weather on the dorsal or ventral surface. All patients were treated with the ligature of silk no 1 on needle. This silk ligature on needle passed through the ganglion. After suturing the ganglion jelly like material was aspirated by applying a pressure of thumb and index over the ganglion and triamcinolone injected. The ligature was left for ten days. There were 80 females and 25 male patients. Most of the ganglions were present on the dorsum of the wrist. Highest number of patients were in their third decade. Rcurrence was noticed in 13.6%. This procedure found to be simple, economic can be carried out in out patient department procedure and leaves no scar