Laparoscopic management of a noncommunicating uterine horn in a patient with an acute abdomen

Surg Laparosc Endosc. 1997 Feb;7(1):56-9.

Abstract

A 13-year-old girl with a history of cloacal anomalies presented with acute abdominal pain. Abdominal ultrasound was not definitive, and vaginal probe ultrasound was precluded by the patient's stenotic vagina. Magnetic resonance imaging delineated a left hematometra and hematosalpinx as well as a more normal-appearing right hemiuterus. Operative laparoscopy was used to lyse the extensive pelvic adhesions in a patient with a history of an imperforate anus and to resect a left rudimentary uterine horn with outflow obstruction. A review of cases in the world literature reveals that operative laparoscopy can be used to treat these patients successfully.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen, Acute / etiology
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Uterus / abnormalities*
  • Uterus / surgery