Female paraurethral cysts: experience of 25 cases.

Abstract

To report and describe the diagnosis and treatment of female paraurethral cysts. Twenty-five cases of cysts of the external female genitalia were diagnosed over a 7-year period, using a physical examination, routine blood tests, urine analysis, abdominal ultrasonography and cysto-urethroscopy in all. The cysts were incised, drained and marsupialized; no attempt was made to excise or remove the internal wall of the cyst and it remained in situ. All patients responded to simple marsupialization, with no recurrence of the cyst. Cysto-urethroscopy and a limited laboratory and imaging evaluation were enough for the diagnosis.