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Surgical treatment of nasolabial cysts in a single institute

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 January 2020

D H Lee ,
T M Yoon ,
J K Lee  and
S C Lim
D H Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hwasun Hospital, Jeonnam, South Korea
T M Yoon
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hwasun Hospital, Jeonnam, South Korea
J K Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hwasun Hospital, Jeonnam, South Korea
S C Lim*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hwasun Hospital, Jeonnam, South Korea
*
Author for correspondence: Dr Sang Chul Lim, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hwasun Hospital, 160 Ilsimri, Hwasun, Jeonnam519-809, South Korea E-mail: limsc@chonnam.ac.kr Fax: +82 61 379 7761
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Abstract

Objectives

To analyse the results of treatment for nasolabial cysts according to whether an intraoral sublabial or endoscopic transnasal approach was used, and to determine the recent surgical trend in our hospital.

Methods

Twenty-four patients with a histopathologically and radiologically confirmed nasolabial cyst between January 2010 and December 2017 were enrolled in this study.

Results

Nasolabial cysts were predominant in females (91.7 per cent) and on the left side (54.2 per cent). Treatment involved an intraoral sublabial approach in 12 cases (48.0 per cent) and a transnasal endoscopic approach in 13 cases (52.0 per cent). In 13 cases (52.0 per cent) surgery was performed under local anaesthesia, while in 12 cases (48.0 per cent) it was conducted under general anaesthesia. The most common post-operative complications were numbness of the upper lip or teeth (n = 9, 36.0 per cent). Only one patient (4.0 per cent), who underwent a transnasal endoscopic approach, experienced a reoccurrence.

Conclusion

Surgical resection through an intraoral sublabial or transnasal endoscopic approach is the best treatment for a nasolabial cyst, showing very good results and a low recurrence rate. The recent surgical trend in our hospital is to treat nasolabial cysts using a transnasal endoscopic approach under local anaesthesia.

Keywords

Nasolabial FoldCystsNatural Orifice Endoscopic SurgeryOral Surgical ProceduresAnesthesia

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 134 , Issue 2 , February 2020 , pp. 141 - 144
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited, 2020

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Dr S C Lim takes responsibility for the integrity of the content of the paper

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