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Excision of a Ganglion Cyst from Distal Middle Finger Near Nail Bed

Arya Rao1; Sudhir B. Rao, MD2
1Harvard/MIT MD-PhD Program
2Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital

1. Introduction

2. Local Anesthesia

3. Prep and Drape

4. Finger Tourniquet

5. Vertical Incision

6. Subdermal Dissection

7. Proximal Dissection Towards DIP Joint to Include Entire Cyst

8. Dissection Distally and Complete Excision of Cyst

9. Hemostasis

10. Closure

11. Remove Tourniquet

12. Pressure and Dressing