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.