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Case Reports
. 2013 Feb 25:2013:bcr2012007996.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007996.

Large Gartner cyst

Gonçalo Inocêncio  1 , Sara Azevedo, António Braga, Maria João Carinhas
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Case Reports

Large Gartner cyst

Gonçalo Inocêncio et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Gartner cyst is usually an asymptomatic vaginal cyst, measuring less than 2 cm, frequently found during a routine gynaecological examination. Very rarely, as these cysts are closed structures, they may increase in size because of mucus production. We describe here a case of a large Gartner cyst of approximately 8 cm, its differential diagnosis, investigation and vaginal surgical approach (with illustrations), that progressed uneventfully.

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Figure 1
Large Gartner cyst.
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Opening the cyst.
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Output of viscous material.
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Capsule visualisation.
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Washing the capsule.
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Cut of the excess of vaginal wall.
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Figure 7
Cerclage of the capsule to vaginal wall.
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