We report 2 case of an atypical variant of unicornuate uterus in 2 adolescent patients with severe dysmenorrhea. Pelvic ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging identified a normal uterine contour. On the right side within the uterine fundus, a nodule was detected with a small hypoechogenic content. At laparoscopy the uterus and adnexae appeared to be normal. No endometriotic lesions were identified. Hysteroscopy identified a single regular cervical canal and a uterine cavity resembling that of a left unicornuate uterus, with a single regular left tubal ostium. Complete resection of the right uterine nodule along with an ipsilateral salpingectomy was performed. The nodule contained a small endometrial cavity and hematometra. Histologic study showed a cavitated adenomyotic uterine rudiment. The patients were discharged on the second postoperative day. No intraoperative or postoperative complications or recurrence of pelvic pain occurred.

The Unicornuate Uterus with an Occult Adenomyotic Rudimentary Horn

BORRUTO, Franco;
2009-01-01

Abstract

We report 2 case of an atypical variant of unicornuate uterus in 2 adolescent patients with severe dysmenorrhea. Pelvic ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging identified a normal uterine contour. On the right side within the uterine fundus, a nodule was detected with a small hypoechogenic content. At laparoscopy the uterus and adnexae appeared to be normal. No endometriotic lesions were identified. Hysteroscopy identified a single regular cervical canal and a uterine cavity resembling that of a left unicornuate uterus, with a single regular left tubal ostium. Complete resection of the right uterine nodule along with an ipsilateral salpingectomy was performed. The nodule contained a small endometrial cavity and hematometra. Histologic study showed a cavitated adenomyotic uterine rudiment. The patients were discharged on the second postoperative day. No intraoperative or postoperative complications or recurrence of pelvic pain occurred.
2009
Müllerian anomalies; Laparoscopy; Rudimentary horn; Unicornuate uterus; Hematometra; Adenomyosis
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