Bartholin's Abscess : Complications
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A chronic Bartholin's duct cyst may develop if the fluid of the abscess is scraped off from the surrounding tissue. In women over the age of 40, a swollen Bartholin's gland may mean there is a tumor in the gland, although this is very rare.
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A Bartholin's gland cyst should respond to treatment in a few days. If an abscess requires surgery, healing may take days to weeks, depending on the size of the abscess and the type of surgical procedure used. Most of the surgical procedures, exce...
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A Bartholin ' s gland cyst is a swollen fluid-filled lump that 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. Bartholin ' s gland cysts and abscesses are commonly found in women of reproductive age, developing in approximately 2% of all women.
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