{"id":4779,"date":"2019-07-26T03:10:57","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T06:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/?p=4779"},"modified":"2025-03-04T16:53:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T19:53:47","slug":"ganglion-hand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/ganglion-mano\/","title":{"rendered":"Ganglion or synovial cyst"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/ganglion-mano\/#Cuadro-clinico\" >Clinical picture<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/ganglion-mano\/#Tratamiento\" >Treatment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/ganglion-mano\/#Dudas-y-consultas\" >Doubts and queries<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"page\" class=\"site\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"site-content\">\n<div class=\"ak-container\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area\">\n<article id=\"post-17673\" class=\"post-17673 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-mano\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Ganglion cysts (or cystic tumors) are the most common benign formations of the hand.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cuadro-clinico\"><\/span>Clinical picture<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>They frequently occur in the joints of the hand and wrist. <strong>The most common place is the back of the wrist, the palm of the hand and the fingers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They are circular in shape, can be soft or hard, and are filled with transparent gelatinous liquid.<\/p>\n<p>The cause is attributed to inflammatory processes of the joints (arthritis) and tendons (tendinitis). Cysts closer to the fingertips are usually associated with an arthritic bone spur. They may or may not be painful. On some occasions they can cause difficulties in joint mobility, nerve compressions and local inflammatory processes.<\/p>\n<p>Their size may increase and sometimes they disappear spontaneously.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tratamiento\"><\/span>Treatment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>An aspiration puncture can be performed with a syringe and needle to remove the fluid from the cyst and decompress it. This procedure is effective only in 10% of patients, in the remaining 90% there is recurrence after a while.<\/p>\n<p>Surgery is indicated when the Ganglion is very large, painful or minimally invasive treatments have failed.<\/p>\n<p>The surgery involves <strong>cyst removal<\/strong> along with a part of the joint capsule or tendon sheath. It is not free of complications and does not ensure that the lymph node does not recur.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ricardo Hoogstra performs a perforation in the small and medium-sized lymph nodes with laser technology, through which he drains the gelatinous content of the lymph node and immediately places a compression splint that the patient must wear for 20 days following the treatment.<\/p>\n<p>The advantages of this treatment are that <strong>no needles or sharp objects are used<\/strong>, the light energy of the laser makes a minimal perforation, which allows the drainage of the content, which closes by itself.<\/p>\n<p>If the patient performs adequate immobilization and tries to avoid the activities that led to inflammation of the joint, the healing rate is high.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dudas-y-consultas\"><\/span>Doubts and queries<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have any medical questions, send an email to\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:consulta@doctorhoogstra.com\"><b>consulta@doctorhoogstra.com\u00a0<\/b><\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>Inquiries can also be made through <strong>WhatsApp<\/strong> in the number <a href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?phone=5491155035126&amp;text=Hola!,%20Quer%C3%ADa%20hacerles%20una%20consulta.\">+54 9 11 5503-5126\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By phone on Monday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the following telephone numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0054 11 4 901 6690<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0054 11 4 904 3434<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0054 11 4 904 0880<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6aad0d048c51a\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nectar-fancy-box using-img\" data-style=\"default\" data-animation=\"\" data-hover-o=\"default\" data-border-radius=\"default\" data-border=\"\" data-box-color-opacity=\"1\" data-delay=\"\" data-alignment=\"left\" data-color=\"accent-color\" ><div class=\"box-bg\" role=\"presentation\"  style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/caballito.jpg'); \"><\/div> <div class=\"inner\" style=\"min-height: 200px\"><i class=\"icon-default-style fa fa-calendar\" data-color=\"accent-color\" style=\"font-size: 40px!important; line-height: 40px!important;\"><\/i>\n<h2>Schedule consultation<\/h2>\n<p>Book a consultation at our medical centers located in <strong>Rocking horse <\/strong>and <strong>Belgrano<\/strong><\/div> <div class=\"link-text\">Schedule consultation<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/div> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/shifts\/\" class=\"box-link\"><\/a> <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Los quistes ganglionares (o tumores qu\u00edsticos) son las formaciones benignas m\u00e1s frecuentes de la mano. 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