Synonym(s)
Retention cyst of the Bartholin gland
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Named after the Danish physician and theologian Caspar Bartholin , this is a cystic, secretion-filled, non-inflammatory dilatation of the glandular duct that develops as a result of chronic recurrent bartholinitis.
TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.
Complete extirpation of the Bartholin's gland, if possible without opening the retention cyst. Alternatively, incision at the opening of the excretory duct and marsupialization.
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Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer