Early-onset severe ovarian endometriosis in adolescents with completely obstructed Müllerian anomalies accompanied by ipsilateral renal agenesis: two case reports

J Surg Case Rep. 2024 May 2;2024(5):rjae272. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjae272. eCollection 2024 May.

Abstract

Endometriosis is known to occur frequently in adolescents with obstructed Müllerian anomalies. Our cases emphasize that endometriosis can rapidly progress to a severe stage in obstructed hemivagina and ipsilateral renal anomaly syndrome, one of the completely obstructed Müllerian anomalies. The first patient was a 14-year-old girl who complained of cyclic abdominal pain. Imaging revealed a uterine didelphys with unilateral hematocolpos and a left adnexal endometrioma. The second, an 11-year-old girl, visited the hospital complaining of cyclic abdominal pain, had a unicornuate uterus with a functioning horn and left adnexal endometrioma. Also, both patients had unilateral renal agenesis. The surgery in both cases revealed Stage IV endometriosis. Adjuvant hormone therapy was administered for 1 year, and there was no recurrence until 3 years after surgery. We emphasize that patients diagnosed with renal agenesis should be screened to check for gynecological anomalies when menstrual cramps occur after menarche.

Keywords: Müllerian anomalies; dysmenorrhea; endometriosis; renal agenesis.

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