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Diagnosed w/ganglion cyst on wrist 9/16/13 had 2 return in 6 wks.it has been recently hurting.surgery? what to do?not returned since hist: htn & pcos

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Dr. Francis Cannizzo answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Surgery: Ganglions are cysts arising from the membrane surrounding your wrist joint. They are notorious for recurring if not excised completely. A trained hand surgeon can remove them with a short procedure. Even after surgery they can recur but rarely do. All other methods of removal (including the traditional: hitting them with a big book) have unacceptably high recurrence rates.

Answered 5/26/2014

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