Asymmetric lateral distribution of obstructed hemivagina and renal agenesis in women with uterus didelphys: institutional case series and a systematic literature review

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 719-724

  Vercellini, Paolo ^a,b   Daguati, Raffaella ^a,b   Somigliana, Edgardo ^a,b   Viganò, Paola ^a,b   Lanzani, Annamaria ^a   Fedele, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Center for Research in Obstetrics and Gynecology CROG   (Italy)

Author keywords

genital malformation; imperforated hemivagina; m llerian anomalies; renal agenesis; Uterus didelphys

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HYDROMETROCOLPOS; KIDNEY AGENESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; UTERUS DIDELPHYS; VAGINA DISEASE;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY; UTERUS; VAGINA;

EID: 34047243802     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.01.173     Document Type: Review

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