J Vet Sci.  2007 Dec;8(4):427-429. 10.4142/jvs.2007.8.4.427.

A Gartner duct cyst of the vagina causing dysuria and dyschezia in a Yorkshire Terrier

• Kim HJ
• Kim JK
• Choi JH
• Jang JY
• Ban HJ
• Seo JM
• Lee MJ
• Choi HY
• Kim MK
• Kim HW

• KMID: 1106225
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4142/jvs.2007.8.4.427

Abstract

A 5 year-old, intact female Yorkshire terrier was referred for dysuria and dyschezia. The radiographic and ultrasound examination showed a round shaped mass caudal to the urinary bladder that contained anechoic fluid within the thin walls. During surgery, the cyst was noted to be attached to the outer wall of the vagina, not connected to the vaginal lumen. Cystic fluid was removed and the cystic wall was resected. Then the remaining cystic wall was omentalized to prevent a recurrence. Histological examination confirmed that the cyst was of Wolffian duct origin. In this case, a large Gartner duct cyst causing urological problems was diagnosed and removed by surgical resection.

Keyword

dog; yschezia; dysuria; Gartner duct cyst; vaginal cyst

MeSH Terms

Animals
Constipation/etiology/veterinary
Cysts/surgery/ultrasonography/*veterinary
Dog Diseases/*pathology/surgery/ultrasonography
Dogs
Dysuria/etiology/veterinary
Female
Treatment Outcome
Vaginal Diseases/complications/pathology/surgery/*veterinary
Wolffian Ducts/*pathology/surgery

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Right lateral view of abdominal radiography. There was a soft tissue density mass (arrows) caudal to urinary bladder (UB). There was normal colon (C).

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  Fig. 2 Caudal obdominal ultrasonography. There was a cyst (long arrows) different form urinary bladder (UB) and uterus (short arrows).

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  Fig. 3 (A) Cyst was located caudal to urinary bladder (UB) and uterus (U). The cyst attached outer wall of cranial vagina. (B) There was no connecting between cystic wall (*) and vaginal lumen.

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  Fig. 4 (A) Microphotographs of the wall of Gartner duct cyst. Low columnar epithelial cell with smooth muscle in the lamina propria. H&E stain, ×100. (B) High magnification. H&E stain, ×1,000.

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