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Dorsal Wrist Ganglion Cyst Excision

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This chapter describes in detail the surgical steps for performing a dorsal wrist ganglion cyst excision. The approach allows for an operative alternative to unsuccessful conservative management for dorsal wrist ganglion cysts or cysts unamenable to simple aspiration. Indications, surgical steps, postoperative care, an operative dictation template, and suggested readings/references are included.

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  1. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospitals, 1120 NW 14th Street, Miami, FL, 33136, USA

    Jimmy H. Chim M.D. & Harvey W. Chim M.D.

  2. Department of Plastic Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA

    Emily Ann Borsting M.D.

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  1. Jimmy H. Chim M.D.
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  3. Harvey W. Chim M.D.
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Correspondence to Jimmy H. Chim M.D. .

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  1. DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surge, University of Miami DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surge, Miami, Florida, USA

    Tuan Anh Tran

  2. DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surge, University of Miami DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surge, Miami, Florida, USA

    Zubin J. Panthaki

  3. Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

    Jamal J. Hoballah

  4. DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surge, University of Miami DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surge, Miami, Florida, USA

    Seth R. Thaller

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Chim, J.H., Borsting, E.A., Chim, H.W. (2017). Dorsal Wrist Ganglion Cyst Excision. In: Anh Tran, T., Panthaki, Z., Hoballah, J., Thaller, S. (eds) Operative Dictations in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40631-2_115

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