Bartholion gland cyst

The Bartholin's glands (also called Bartholin glands or greater vestibular glands ) are two glands located slightly below and to the left and right of the opening of the vagina in women. The Bartholin glands produce a small amount of fluid that moistens the outer genital area, or vulva . This fluid comes out of two tiny tubes that are located next to the opening of the vagina. A Bartholin gland cyst is a blockage of the duct and a buildup of fluid in the gland. (Sometimes it is called a Bartholin duct cyst.) Bartholin gland cysts can range in size from a small marble to the size of an orange. If the vagina were the face of a clock, these glands would be found at about 4 and 8 o'clock. Normally they are invisible. These glands are called Bartholin's glands. They each have a small duct (tube) that opens to the outside. The glands produce a fluid that helps protect the tissues around the vagina and provides lubrication during sexual intercourse. The cyst can grow from the size of a dime to larger than a golf ball. The painful ones tend to be infected. Usually the infection is from the normal bacteria that are found on your skin and in your vagina. Virgins get these annoying cysts too, it doesn't only happen to females that are sexually active, so don't be afraid to tell your parent that you need to see a gynecologist. A Bartholin cyst that is large, painful, or infected is usually drained and healed open to keep it from coming back (recurring). In rare cases, the gland and duct are surgically removed when a cyst or infection (abscess) recurs after repeated treatments.

. They are paired glands that, through their secretion of fluid, maintain the moisture of the vaginal mucosa's vestibular surface. A Bartholin's gland cyst is a fluid-filled swelling of a Bartholin's gland. Bartholin's glands are two small glands on each side of the opening of the vagina (birth canal). However, while Bartholin's glands are located in the superficial perineal pouch , Cowper's glands are located in the deep perineal pouch . A cyst normally does not cause pain , grows slowly, and may go away without treatment. It usually ranges in size from (1-3 cm) 0.4-1.2 in., although some may grow much larger. Bartholin Gland Cyst is a women's small area where swollen fluid-filled lump that moistens the outer genital area, or vulva develops from a blockage of one of the Bartholin's glands, which are small glands located on each side of the opening to the vagina. Problems with the Bartholin glands include cysts which are relatively painless enlargements of the gland, and abscesses, which are infections of the gland. Rarely, cancer can form in a Bartholin's gland. About 4% of vulvar cancer is of this type, and vulvar cancer as a whole is less than 1% of all the cancers a woman can get. Virgins get these annoying cysts too, it doesn't only happen to females that are sexually active, so don't be afraid to tell your parent that you need to see a gynecologist.

Causes of Bartholion gland cyst

The common Causes of Bartholion gland cyst :

• Sexual stimulation triggers more fluid production, which makes the cyst bigger.
• Most infected cysts, called abscesses contain the normal bacteria that are found on skin.
• Other organisms cultured include staphylococcal and streptococcal species, gram-negative enteric bacteria, and Chlamydia trachomatis .
• Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the most commonly cultured organism, reported in up to 80% of abscesses.
• These include bacterial organisms that cause sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia and gonorrhea as well as bacteria normally found in the intestinal tract, such as Escherichia coli . It is common for these abscesses to involve more than one type of organism.
• When this happens, fluid builds up inside and creates a Bartholin gland cyst.
• Low or null parity or gravidity.

Symptoms of Bartholion gland cyst

Some common Symptoms of Bartholion gland cyst :

• pain that occurs with walking, sitting, physical activity, or sexual intercourse
• Swelling in the vulva area over a 2- to 4-day period.
• Discomfort when walking, sitting, or having sex.
• Fever and chills .
• Tenderness.
• Increased swelling in the vulva area over a two- to four-day period.
• Sometimes pain.
• Drainage from the cyst. 2 Drainage may occur 4 to 5 days after the swelling.

Treatment of Bartholion gland cyst

• Incision and drainage, i.e., cutting into the cyst and draining the fluid (not usually successful, as the cyst often reoccurs)
• placement of a drain (Word catheter) in the cyst for two to four weeks so fluid can drain and prevent reoccurrence of the cyst
• Treatment with antibiotics
• Removal of the entire Bartholin's gland cyst, if the cyst has.
• Incision and drainage, followed by treatment with silver nitrate to burn the cyst wall so the cyst cannot form a sac and reoccur.
• Use of a carbon dioxide laser to open the cyst and heat the cyst wall tissue so that the cyst cannot form a sac and reoccur.
• Marsupialization .
• Conscious sedation is often required and may be desirable. In patients with large or complex abscesses or complicated procedures, general anesthesia in the operating room (OR) may be required.
• Apply topical anesthetics to the mucosa followed by submucosal injection of local anesthetic (the minimum pain control required).
• Soaking of the genital area with warm towel compresses.

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