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ArticleCureus2026

Recurrent Bartholin Abscess Resulting in Rare Suspected Recto-Bartholin Fistula: A Case Report.

Chloe Guidry, Nabil Boutros

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 authors.

Chloe GuidryEmergency Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) Nashville - Saint Thomas Health, Murfreesboro, USA.
Nabil BoutrosEmergency Medicine, Ascension Health, Murfreesboro, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case involves a female patient with a history of recurrent Bartholin abscesses who presented to the emergency department with complaints of purulent drainage from her anus. We present a case of a suspected recto-Bartholin fistula that was identified and initially treated in the emergency department, with the patient ultimately being discharged to outpatient follow-up. A recto-Bartholin's fistula is an exceptionally rare complication of a Bartholin abscess, and very few have been reported in the medical literature. The article serves primarily to provide education surrounding the presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and rare potential complications of Bartholin abscesses.

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bartholin abscessbartholin’s glandfistularectal fistulavulvar pain

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PMID41970137
PMCPMC13065337

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