PURPOSE To review the clinical outcomes of treatment for adult wrist ganglions and to conduct a meta-analysis comparing the 2 most common options: open surgical excision and aspiration. METHODS The review methodology was registered with PROSPERO. We performed a systematic search of MEDLINE and EMBASE for articles published between 1990 and 2013. Included studies reported treatment outcomes of...

Background: Ear keloids form after ear piercing in genetically predisposed young adults, causing cosmetic disfigurement and negative psycho-social impact, reducing quality of life. Total excision leads to loss tissue distorting framework reconstruction restore esthetically pleasant causes scarring more aggressive keloids. Rate recurrence is higher than 80% when surgical alone done. Aims Objecti...

Few adult haemangiomas of larynx have been reported. Most common presentations are in infants where the incidence is about 4% 5% [1]. In children they resolve by age of five whereas in adults they do not regress. In children the most common modality of treatment is by propranolol. In adults, there are various modalities of surgical excision by laser excision with Co2 or KTP and electrocautery a...

A hydatid cyst is a zoonotic infection caused by the larval forms of mostly the Echinococcus granulosus. In humans, the most common site of cyst development is the liver (60%), followed by the lungs (20%), and much less commonly in other organs such as kidney, spleen, brain, and other soft tissues. The localization of cysts in muscles and subcutaneous is very rare. We report a case of 38-year-o...