Furthermore, this treatment leaves the cyst lining behind, and the ganglion cyst can return. Surgery is an option for removing the wrist ganglion cyst, including the sac that surrounds the fluid.

It’s not known what causes ganglion cysts ... Most wrist conditions can be treated with over-the-counter medication, exercises, splints or casts, surgery, or a combination of these treatments.

injuries or growths like ganglion cysts, says Clayton Alexander, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Mercy Medical ...