2014, Number 04
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Ginecol Obstet Mex 2014; 82 (04)
Gartner’s duct cyst. Case report and literature review
Macías-Vera NN, Velázquez-Castellanos PI, Godoy-Rodríguez N
Language: Spanish
References: 14
Page: 252-256
PDF size: 450.26 Kb.
ABSTRACT
The Gartner’s cyst is a remnant of the Wolffian duct, representing 11% of
vaginal cysts and is usually small, benign and asymptomatic. We report
the case of a Gartner’s duct cyst whose size and localization mimicking
a pelvic organ prolapse, disease is one of the differential diagnoses.
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