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| Year : 2023 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 182-187 |
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Can Gartner’s duct cyst trigger marital disharmony? A case report
Olanrewaju S Jimoh, Rofiat T Lemboye-Bello, Olawale O Ogunjinrin, Adewale M Alayo
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Olanrewaju S Jimoh
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta
Nigeria
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/ijmh.IJMH_75_22
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Gartner’s duct cyst (GDC) is a remnant of the mesonephric (Wolffian) duct in females. The GDC is formed from the persistence of some portions of the mesonephric duct in adult females resulting in small-sized cysts usually in the anterolateral vaginal wall but could be found elsewhere along the tract of the duct. The case of a 33-year-old para 5+1 (three alive) woman who had GDC is reported. The patient presented with incidental findings of a vaginal mass during gynecological evaluation and subsequently had dyspareunia. A provisional diagnosis of GDC was made and this was confirmed by transvaginal ultrasound. The patient had transvaginal excision of the cyst and histological confirmation of a benign cystic lesion with the diagnosis of GDC. GDC is a rare entity and clinical examination revealing a cystic vaginal wall mass with or without symptoms should raise a high suspicion of this condition. |
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