Uterus didelphys with obstructed hemivagina with chronic presentation: a case report

Monika Anant; Bibekanand Das; Avishek Bhadra; Joydev Mukherji

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172493

Authors

Monika Anant Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7957-379X
Bibekanand Das Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, R G Kar Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Avishek Bhadra Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Calcutta Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Joydev Mukherji Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology North Bengal Medical College, Siliguri, West Bengal, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20172493

Keywords:

Clinical picture, Obstructed hemivagina Renal agenesis, Uterus didelphys

Abstract

This is a case report of a 24-year patient who had uterus didelphys with obstructed hemivagina. Clinical manifestations of this case were of progressive dysmenorrhea, abdominal pain after menarche, cyclic difficulty in urination and constipation, with the existing paravaginal tumor indicated this rare anomaly. The diagnosis was by clinical examination and ultrasonography. The patient underwent successful transvaginal septoplasty and drainage of the hematocolpos and hematometra, which is the appropriate mode of treatment in such cases.

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