Research by K. Isen and colleagues in cysts provides new insights.

"There is no consensus on diagnosis and treatment of paraurethral cyst which is a rare benign cystic neoplasm. We present our experience to describe diagnosis and management of paraurethral cysts in adult women," investigators in Diyarbakir, Turkey report (see also Cysts).

"Ten women were diagnosed with paraurethral cysts. Cysto-urethroscopy was performed on all patients to rule out urethral diverticulum just before surgery. All patients underwent surgical excision. Symptoms, parity, diagnostic tests, complications, recurrence and histologic examination of the cysts wall were analyzed in all patients. The presenting symptoms were sensation of a mass, dyspareunia, and dysuria. All of the patients were multipareous. The cysts were diagnosed by physical examination and cysto-urethroscopy in most of the patients. Transvaginal ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging was performed in only one patient. All patients healed without complication and no sign of recurrent cyst formation was observed in any of our patients at follow-up. Histologically, the cyst wall was composed of squamous epithelium in eight patients and squamous epithelium with ...