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Reif, P; Ulrich, D; Bjelic-Radisic, V; Häusler, M; Schnedl-Lamprecht, E; Tamussino, K.
Management of Bartholin's cyst and abscess using the Word catheter: implementation, recurrence rates and costs.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2015; 190(1):81-84
Doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2015.04.008
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- Reif Philipp
- Co-Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Bjelic-Radisic Vesna
- Gold ehem Ulrich Daniela
- Haeusler Martin
- Tamussino Karl
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- Abstract:
- Bartholin's cysts and abscesses occur in about 2% of women. None of the surgical or conservative treatment approaches have been proven to be superior. The Word catheter is an outpatient treatment option, but little is known about aspects of implementing this therapy in an office setting. The present study's focus is on recurrence rates and organizational requirements of implementing outpatient treatment of Bartholin's cyst and abscess and compares costs of Word catheter treatment and marsupialization. Between March 2013 and May 2014 30 women were included in the study. We measured time consumed for treatment and follow-up and analyzed costs using the Word catheter and marsupialization under general anesthesia. We also assessed the ease of use of the Word catheter for application and removal using a standardized visual analog scale (VAS 1-10). Word catheter treatment was successful in 26/30 cases (87%). Balloon loss before the end of the 4-week treatment period occurred in 11/26 cases with a mean residence time of 19.1 (±10.0) days. None of the patients with early catheter loss developed recurrent cyst or abscess. Recurrence occurred in 1/26 cases (3.8%). Difficulty-score of application was 2 [1-10] and of removal 1 [1], respectively. Costs were € 216 for the treatment in the clinic as compared with € 1584/€ 1282 for surgical marsupialization with a one-night stay or daycare clinic, respectively. The present study indicates that the Word catheter is an easy to handle, low cost outpatient procedure with acceptable short-term recurrence rates. Treatment costs are seven times lower than for marsupialization. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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