From Cystostomy to Active Decompression: The Surgeons' Battle Against Odontogenic Cysts

César Torres-Vega; Pedro Moreno-Rodríguez; Sergio Trujillo-Saldarriaga; Mayra Alejandra Cuéllar; Carlos Alfaro; Jaime Castro-Núñez

From Cystostomy to Active Decompression: The Surgeons' Battle Against Odontogenic Cysts

J Hist Dent. 2019 Fall;67(2):104-109.

Authors

César Torres-Vega¹, Pedro Moreno-Rodríguez², Sergio Trujillo-Saldarriaga³, Mayra Alejandra Cuéllar⁴, Carlos Alfaro⁵, Jaime Castro-Núñez⁶

Affiliations

¹ Private Practice, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Bogotá, Colombia.
² Private Practice, Maxillofacial Center Care SAS Quibdó, Colombia.
³ Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Clínica San Rafael Professor, Fundación Universitaria Autónoma de las Américas Pereira, Colombia.
⁴ Private Practice, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Villavicencio, Colombia.
⁵ Private Practice, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Montería, Colombia.
⁶ Research Department, Institución Universitaria Colegios de Colombia Bogotá, Colombia.

PMID: 32189626

Abstract

Odontogenic cysts represent a challenge for oral and maxillofacial surgeons. Treatment options include resective surgery and conservative approaches. The purpose of this paper is to review the history of marsupialization/decompression and other techniques based on similar principles.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cystostomy
Decompression, Surgical
Humans
Neurosurgical Procedures
Odontogenic Cysts* / surgery