Abstract

 

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sonographic features of the nabothian cysts which were encountered during transvaginal sonography. A total of 263 patients were examined and 82 patients in whom nabothian cysts were found were included into the study. The size of cysts varied from 3 to 26 mm. 55 of 82 patients had multiple cysts and the remaining had solitary cysts. The location of the solitary cysts was low in 4 patients and high in 23 patients. The locations of the cysts in patients with multiple cysts were low in 2, high in 35, and both high and low in 18. As a conclusion most of the nabothian cysts were multiple and in high location, and the size of them was below 3 cm. [Journal of Turgut Ozal Medical Center 1997;4(2) :222-224]

Key Words: Nabothian cysts, transvaginal ultrasound