TY - JOUR
T1 - Complications of vaginal atresia in association with a duplicated mullerian duct
AU - Foglia, Robert P.
AU - Kim, Samuel H.
AU - Cleveland, Robert H.
AU - Donahoe, Patricia K.
PY - 1987/7
Y1 - 1987/7
N2 - A mullerian duct duplication with a vaginal atresia canpresent as a painful abdominal mass in a female caused by a hematometrocolpos and a hemosalpinx. This set of signs and symptoms, if caused by an associated unilateral vaginal atresia, may be found in a female with normal menstrual periods, and (1) can be misdiagnosed with often tragic consequences caused by unnecessary salpingectomy, or even hysterectomy; (2) can be successfully treated by creating an adequate channel for drainage through the area of vaginal atresia; and (3) has a high association with unilateral renal agenesis. Because of this last point, recognition of either a mullerian duct duplication or unilateral renal agenesis should prompt an investigation for the other abnormality.
AB - A mullerian duct duplication with a vaginal atresia canpresent as a painful abdominal mass in a female caused by a hematometrocolpos and a hemosalpinx. This set of signs and symptoms, if caused by an associated unilateral vaginal atresia, may be found in a female with normal menstrual periods, and (1) can be misdiagnosed with often tragic consequences caused by unnecessary salpingectomy, or even hysterectomy; (2) can be successfully treated by creating an adequate channel for drainage through the area of vaginal atresia; and (3) has a high association with unilateral renal agenesis. Because of this last point, recognition of either a mullerian duct duplication or unilateral renal agenesis should prompt an investigation for the other abnormality.
KW - Mullerian duct duplication
KW - hematometrocolpos
KW - vaginal atresia
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U2 - 10.1016/S0022-3468(87)80120-3
DO - 10.1016/S0022-3468(87)80120-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 3612462
AN - SCOPUS:0023192579
SN - 0022-3468
VL - 22
SP - 653
EP - 656
JO - Journal of Pediatric Surgery
JF - Journal of Pediatric Surgery
IS - 7
ER -