Gartner duct cyst
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https://doi.org/10.52692/1857-0011.2024.2-79.53Keywords:
Wolffian remnants, Gartner’s cyst, surgical managementAbstract
The authors describe a clinical observation of a rather rare pathology - Gartner’s duct cyst (GDC). A brief review of the literature on the etiology, diagnosis and treatment tactics of GDC is presented.
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