Posterior Cartilage Window Case Study

OBJECTIVE: To know the efficacy of posterior cartilage window technique for treatment of pseudocyst of pinna. METHOD: A prospective study was done over a period of 5 years where 38 patients were treated by posterior cartilage window technique and results were observed. REASULTS: All the patients were successfully treated by this technique without any recurrence & complications.CONCLUSION: posterior cartilage window technique is a safe recurrence free treatment modality for pseudocyst pinna.
KEY WORDS: pseudocyst pinna, posterior cartilage window technique
INTRODUCTION
Pseudocyst pinna which is infrequently encountered in routine ENT practice is a benign noninflamatory painless swelling seen commonly in scaphoid and triangular fossa.1 {fig-1}
The etiology of

The follow-up was done at the end of 1st week to find out any immediate complications and recurrence. The 2nd& 3rd follow-up were done at the end of 4th& 8th week respectively to notice any late complications, cosmetic deformity and the recurrence of the swelling.In this case series not a single complication, no incidence of recurrence and no cosmetic deformity of the pinna were observed.
DISCUSSION
The pseudocyst pinna was first reported by Engel in 1966 in the Chinese population.6 This condition is more prevalent among males. In this series it is found that out of all cases of pseudocyst pinna 84.2% were males and 15.8% were females. These findings are similar to the findings of Lim CM where he reported the incidence of the disease among males and females were 87% & 13% respectively.7
The commonly used treatment modalities for this condition are simple aspiration, aspiration & pressure bandage, aspiration with intraluminal steroid, incision and drainage, aspiration & suturing of button etc.5,7 Many reported case series in literature with different surgical technique produced varied rate of recurrence and