ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2025
A Systematic Review of Treatment Protocols in Auricular Pseudocysts.
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Abstract
A systematic review of literature on treatment modalities available with respect to efficacy, complications and recurrences so as to guide the clinician to better treat this enigmatic condition. A systematic search of PubMed, Google Scholar, Ovid and Cochrane databases. Articles in English that described or compared treatment were included. Articles without clear treatment end-points or follow-up data were excluded. Patients were then divided by primary treatment modality into Aspiration, Incision & Drainage (I&D), surgical deroofing, intralesional steroids (ILS) and No treatment groups and compared with respect to cure rates, complications and residual thickening using Chi-square test. Similarly confounding variables compression and suturing were compared. 85 articles were selected and reviewed (1699 patients; mean follow-up 7.8 months). Surgical deroofing had the highest cure rate (98.2%) followed by I&D (95.4%), both of which were significantly more efficacious than Aspiration with or without ILS (
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