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Aspiration and tetracycline sclerotherapy: a novel method for management of vaginal and vulval Gartner cysts
Author(s) -
AbdRabbo M.S.,
Atta M.A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(91)90292-d
Subject(s) - sclerotherapy , medicine , cyst , tetracycline , surgery , antibiotics , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Fifteen patients suffering from symptomatic Gartner cysts were subjected to cyst fluid aspiration and 5% tetracycline injection of a similar volume (as that of aspirated cyst fluid) under local analgesia. Twenty‐four hours later the injected tetracycline was re‐aspirated until the cyst walls collapsed. The procedure was easy, inexpensive, acceptable by all patients with no operative or postoperative comlaints or complications and no cyst reformation. This novel technique is an ideal, safe and effective simple office procedure for management of symptomatic Gartner cysts.