Cryosurgical ablation for treatment of common warts on the nasal vestibule.

Common warts rarely occur on the nasal vestibule. It should be treated more carefully than other skin lesions because scar contracture results in the narrowing of the external naris, causing nasal obstruction and reducing the patient's quality of life. In this report, we introduce our method for common warts on the nasal vestibule using handheld cryoablation devise. We performed a series of four cryosurgical ablation procedures to treat common warts on the nasal vestibule. All the procedures employed a reusable handheld cryoablation device (CRY-AC®, Brymill Cryogenic Systems, Ellington, CT). All patients were successfully treated for four to six sessions without any adverse event. Cryotherapy for common warts on nasal vestibular is easily performed in an office setting under no anesthesia without bleeding. We believe this easy and safe procedure is suitable as the first line therapy for common wart on nasal vestibular. Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Citation

Takashi Anzai, Atsunobu Tsunoda, Yuichiro Saikawa, Fumihiko Matsumoto, Shin Ito, Katsuhisa Ikeda. Cryosurgical ablation for treatment of common warts on the nasal vestibule. American journal of otolaryngology. 2020 Nov - Dec;41(6):102641

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PMID: 32682612

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