title: Vaginal Gartner cysts: clinical report of four cases and a bibliographic review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present a series of four cases of Gartner cysts and their clinical presentation. A bibliographic review was performed.
  
  
  METHODS
  The series consisted of 4 women, mean age 39, who complained of a bulge at the anterior vaginal wall, associated with a variety of urinary symptoms.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Surgical removal was performed in all cases. The pathological studies confirmed the diagnosis of Gartner cyst. There were no recurrences in the long-term follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Vaginal wall cysts are rarely found in common urological practice. Gartner cysts arise as a consequence of the Gartner duct (mesonephric remainder) obstruction and they are located in the anterior or lateral wall of the vagina. They may be associated with renal and ureteral anomalies. Differential diagnosis with other vaginal cysts can only be made by histological studies. The correct treatment is the entire removal through a vaginal approach.
authors.affiliation: Servicio Urologia. Hospital de Fuenlabrada. Madrid. Spain.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Molina Escudero
authors.affiliation: Servicio Urologia. Hospital Fundacion Jimenez Diez. Madrid. Spain.
authors.forename: Maria Carmen
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Navas Martinez
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Uroogia. Clinica INDISA. Facultad de Medicina .Universidad Andres Bello. Santiago de Chile. Chile.
authors.forename: Octavio A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Castillo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014928:Wolffian Ducts / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*