Clitoral inclusion cyst: a complication of type I female genital mutilation (2004)
This study is a Exploratory research regarding I FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): WC Yoong,R Shakya,BT Sanders & J Lind
FGM/C Type(s): I
Health area of focus: Clitoral inclusion cyst.
Objective:
Study Population: A 29-year-old Somalian woman
Findings: After catheterisation with an indwelling Foley’s catheter,the cyst was excised under general anaesthesia by making a vertical incision in the skin,following which the excessive skin was trimmed and the edges approximated. There were no complications following surgery and she was discharged on the second postoperative
day. Histology confirmed an epidermal clitoral cyst and follow-up 3
months later showed no recurrence of the condition.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Eastern Africa
Country(ies):Somalia