Epidermal clitoral inclusion cysts: not a rare complication of female genital mutilation (2010)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Rouzi Abdulrahim A.
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: Gynaecological.
Objective: To report a case series of epidermal clitoral inclusion cysts after FGM in a Muslim population primarily from the Middle East
Study Population: females who underwent surgical removal of epidermal clitoral inclusion cysts in a tertiary referral university hospital (Between January 1998 and July 2009)
Findings: There were 15 women (46.9%) with a definitive history of FGM,14 (43.8%) did not know whether they had FGM or not and 3 (9.3%) had no history of FGM and were excluded from the analysis. The mean age of subjects was 28.1 years (range 5-91 years). All presented with increasing clitoral mass over a mean duration of 5.2 +/- 4.1 years. The mean diameter of the cyst was 4.2 +/- 2 cm. Regarding treatment,28 subjects underwent surgical excision,and one underwent incision and drainage of a clitoral abscess. No short- or long-term complications occurred. The study concluded that clitoral cysts appear to be a more common complication of FGM than previously thought.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Western Asia
Country(ies):Saudi Arabia