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Different techniques exist for the treatment of Bartholin cysts and abscesses , ____________________ there has been no proven superiority between surgical and conservative ____________________ strategies . The most commonly used approaches are : ( 1 ) ____________________ using a Word ____________________ and ( 2 ) marsupialization .
Other techniques include : ( 1 ) silver nitrate gland ablation ; ( 2 ) cyst or ____________________ fenestration , ablation , or excision using carbon dioxide ( CO2 ) laser ; ( 3 ) needle ____________________ with or without alcohol sclerotherapy ; ( 4 ) gland excision ; and ( 5 ) incision and drainage ____________________ by primary suture closure .
No recurrence after marsupialization has been reported in available studies . Recurrence rates after other treatments has varied ; recurrence ____________________ most common after aspiration alone ( approximately 38% ) . Healing generally occurred in 2 ____________________ or less .
Although a review of the literature failed to identify a best ____________________ approach for the first occurrence of a symptomatic Bartholin cyst ____________________ abscess , the author recommends the use of the Word catheter as an ____________________ approach . If a Word catheter is not available , incision and drainage ( ____________________ traditional packing ) may be performed .