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Microscopic Cyst Resection for the Treatment of Patients Diagnosed with Epididymal Cyst
Published on: March 31, 2023
[The paraurethral cyst or Skene's duct cyst in the female newborn]
A Parente Hernández1, J M Angulo Madero, A del Cañizo López
1Departamento Pediatría y Cirugía Pediátrica, Sección Urología Pediátrica, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid. parente80@hotmail.com
Abstract:
The paraurethral cyst or Skene's duct cyst is a rare congenital anomaly in the female newborn. It appears like a round, yellow or orange-colored cystic mass on either side of the urethral meatus. The reported incidence is 1 in 2.000 to 7.000 female births. The low frequency of the Skene's duct cyst and the little awareness of it and its benignity may lead to wrong diagnosis that underestimates its incidence. There are authors that agree with surgical treatment of paraurethral cyst to obtain an early resolution, even though a majority agrees to manage conservatively.
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