Abstract:ObjectiveTo compare the clinical effect of partial excision of cartilage and local pressure after puncture and drainage for the treatment of auricular pseudocyst.Methods89 patients suffering from pseudocyst of unilateral auricle were included. Of them, 70 were male and 19 were female. Their age ranged from 17 to 69 years old with an average of (41.8±11.8), and the course of disease ranged from 1.3 to 18 weeks with a mean duration of (12.8±3.9). They were randomly divided into group A (n=45) and group B (n=44). Local pressure after puncture and drainage was applied to those of group A, and partial excision of auricular cartilage was adopted in group B. The differences of primary and total cure rates between the two groups were compared.ResultsAll the 89 cases had been followed up for 3 months to one year postoperatively. They were all cured without recurrence and complications, but the primary healing rate of group B was higher than that of group A, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).ConclusionFor the treatment of auricular pseudocyst, partial excision of auricular cartilage has advantages of high primary healing rate, little trauma, short duration, simplicity and practicableness.