Didelphic uterus and obstructed hemivagina: Recurrent hematometra in spite of appropriate classic surgical treatment

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 98-101

  Donnez, Olivier ^a   Jadoul, Pascale ^a   Squifflet, Jean ^a   Donnez, Jacques ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hematometra; Ipsilateral renal agenesis; Laparoscopic subtotal hysterectomy; Obstructed hemivagina; Uterus didelphys

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GONADORELIN AGONIST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZYNACEF;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HEMATOMETRA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; KIDNEY AGENESIS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MENSTRUATION; MYOMETRIUM; OBSTRUCTED HEMIVAGINA; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; UTERUS DIDELPHYS; UTERUS FUNCTION; UTERUS HORN; VAGINA DISEASE;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEMATOCOLPOS; HEMATOMETRA; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REOPERATION; UTERUS; VAGINA;

EID: 33847002006     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000096015     Document Type: Article

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