title: 3-D ultrasonographic appearance of two intermittent paraurethral cysts: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In the adult female, a cyst of the Skene's duct is a rare event that may be either the late consequence of a congenital abnormality or the result of a chronic acquired inflammation.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of bilateral paraurethral Skene's duct cysts.
  
  
  METHODS
  A young (32 years old), eumenorrheic (menstrual cycle of >25 and <35 days) woman complained of a 6-month intermittent scarce lubrication during intercourse and a sensation of a small intravaginal "extraneous" body. The patient was repeatedly assessed with a detailed history, with a bimanual pelvic examination and with bi- and tridimensional ultrasonographic and color Doppler analyses of the urethrovaginal space.
  
  
  METHODS
  Transvaginal two-dimensional ultrasonographic evaluation of internal genitalia, bladder, and urethra and three-dimensional analysis of the paraurethral structures.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The evaluation of the structures comprised in the urethrovaginal space evidenced two small (1.7 and 1.1 cm in the maximum diameter) anechoic cysts with some debris in the most declivous part, laterally displaced to the middle/distal urethra. The cysts disappeared after a medical therapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A sudden reduction of the vaginal lubrication requires a prompt gynecological and ultrasonographic evaluation of the urethrovaginal space.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Pathophysiology of Human Reproduction, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. cesare.battaglia@unibo.it
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Battaglia
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Venturoli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005088:Exocrine Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases