Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome: Uterus didelphys, blind hemivagina and ipsilateral renal agenesis. Sonographic and MR findings in 11 cases

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 657-665

  Orazi, Cinzia ^a   Lucchetti, M Chiara ^a   Schingo, Paolo M S ^a,b   Marchetti, Paola ^a   Ferro, Fabio ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Haematocolpos; Herlyn Werner Wunderlich syndrome; MRI; M llerian duct anomaly; Renal agenesis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOCOLPOS; HERLYN WERNER WUNDERLICH SYNDROME; HUMAN; KIDNEY AGENESIS; MENARCHE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PELVIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; UTERUS DIDELPHYS; UTERUS MALFORMATION; UTERUS SURGERY; VAGINA ATRESIA; VAGINA DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SYNDROME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; UROGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; UTERUS; VAGINA;

EID: 34250648892     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-007-0497-y     Document Type: Article

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