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Published on: July 27, 2017
Septate uterus with cervical duplication and a longitudinal vaginal septum: a müllerian anomaly without a
Mary Ellen Pavone1, Jeremy A King, Nikos Vlahos
1Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. mepavone@yahoo.com
Objective:
To report a rare uterine anomaly of a septate uterus, double cervix, and double vagina.
Design:
Case report.
Setting:
A university-based reproductive endocrinology center.
Patient(S):
A 20-year-old nulligravida with primary infertility.
Intervention(S):
Clinical examination and surgical resection of a vaginal septum with hysteroscopic examination of both hemicavities.
Main Outcome Measure(S):
Description and treatment for a rare uterine anomaly and a subsequent literature search.
Result(S):
Successful resection of vaginal septum and subsequent spontaneous pregnancy.
Conclusion(S):
This rare anomaly is not explained by classic embryologic teaching and is not described by the classification system currently used to describe müllerian anomalies.
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