Marsupialization

When Marsupialization (Latin marsupium, " pocket " ) is a surgical technique that is used for the treatment of cysts. When a cyst is a closed tissue cavity that is filled with liquid. Especially with cysts with purulent content a marsupialization is performed. The exact procedure differs depending on the location of the cyst, but the principle is always the same. The cyst is an oval cut with a scalpel opening ( incision ) and the edges of the cyst can be sewn to another structure, or another organ such that an open pocket forms, hence the name. The contents of the cyst can thus drain (drainage).

The marsupialization is often used to treat Bartholin cysts that occur as a result of the Bartholin 's gland BARTHOLINITIS applied. The edges of the opened cyst are here sutured to the skin of the vestibule, so that the new, artificial glands output is kept open and does not form a new cyst. There are cysts of internal organs which can be treated using the Marsupialization. The edges of the opened pancreatic cyst can be connected, for example, the stomach, so that an "artificial " fistula is created and the contents of the cyst may drain into the stomach. Also the occurrence of salivary stones in the ducts of the salivary glands lower this technique can be used for artificial shortening and keeping open the ducts within the surgical removal of the stones.