Use of Wolfe graft for the treatment of mucous cysts.

Full Abstract

Many surgical procedures have been described for the treatment of mucous cysts. We report a case series of a surgical technique that excises the cyst along with overlying skin and reconstructs the defect using a Wolfe graft harvested from the wrist crease. This technique can be applied to cysts in all locations, even those adjacent to the nail. The procedure has been performed on 51 mucous cysts with satisfactory results, a very low recurrence rate (4%) and negligible complications.

Author information

Author/s: Jamnadas-Khoda, B (B); Agarwal, R (R); Harper, R (R); Page, R E (RE);

Affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK. ben.khoda(-atsign-)yahoo.co.uk

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: The Journal of hand surgery, European volume (J Hand Surg Eur Vol), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Aug; vol 34 (issue 4) : pp 519-21

Dates: Created 2009/08/13; Completed 2009/10/28;

PMID: 19675033, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/28/2009, IMS Date: )

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