Uterine didelphys with duplicated upper vagina and bilateral lower vaginal agenesis: a novel Müllerian anomaly with options for surgical management

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 693-698

  Growdon, Whitfield B ^a   Laufer, Marc R ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

bicollis; novel congenital anomaly; Uterus didelphys; vaginal agenesis of the lower vagina; vaginal atresia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUELLERIAN DUCT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UTERUS DIDELPHYS; VAGINA APLASIA; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULLERIAN DUCTS; SURGICALLY-CREATED STRUCTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS; VAGINA;

EID: 40449123851     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.03.062     Document Type: Article

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