DOI: 10.21276/sasjs.2019.5.1.15

Pages: 65-68

Ganglion is the most common benign cystic swelling of the hand. It constitutes about 60-70% of soft tissue tumours of the hand. The treatment options are surgical excision, aspiration only, aspiration plus intralesional steroid injection, seton insertion with or without aspiration. The objective of our study was to compare the results of surgical excision with those of aspiration plus intralesional triamcinolone injection in the treatment of ganglion. A total of 60 patients coming to our outdoor in the study period from November, 2017 to October, 2018 were included. Depending upon their choice of treatment, patients were allocated into two groups, the first consisting of those opting for aspiration plus triamcinolone injection whereas the second opting for surgical excision. The success rate of aspiration plus triamcinolone injection was 71.87% while that of surgical excision was 89.29%. We conclude that surgery is more successful form of treatment for ganglion than aspiration plus steroid injection.