Journal of Genital System & DisordersISSN: 2325-9728

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Piero Covarelli Author

sandro.gerli@unipg.it

Subjects of specialization
Female genital mutilation; Female circumcision; Clitoral inclusion cyst; Human rights

Affiliation
Department of Surgical and Biochemical Sciences, Section of General Surgery, University of Perugia, 06156 Perugia, Italy

Biography

Piero Covarelli is working in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. He has published more articles and he has good knowledge in Female genital mutilation; Female circumcision; Clitoral inclusion cyst; Cesarean scar pregnancy; Ectopic pregnancy; Treatment.

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Post Genital Mutilation Large Clitoral Cyst: A Case Report and Literature Review

Author(s):

Sandro Gerli, Giulia Babucci, Piero Covarelli

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is still performed in some regions of Africa and Asia. Health consequences of female circumcision (FC) depend on the type of mutilation and are associated with serious life-threatening conditions or with long-term complications like clitoral cysts, Epidermal inclusion cysts develop several years after FC and it can involve clitoris, vulva or vagina. This study aims to report a case of large clitoral epidermal inclusion cyst in a female adult as a complication of circumcision in younger age. A short review of recent literature as health problems of multiethnic society is presented.

We report a case of 45 years old Nigerian woman with non-tender, no warm rounded cystic mass, in periclitoral area, several years after genital circumcision. A surgical ... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2325-9728.1000173

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