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Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome and stress urinary incontinence
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Background:
Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome is a disorder of development of the female genital tract, characterized by the absence of the upper portion of the vagina, an absent or hypoplastic uterus, and normal or hypoplastic fallopian tubes. Affected women may have associated urological or skeletal abnormalities.
Study Design:
Case report.
Case Report:
A 19-year-old female with MRKH syndrome, female genotype and phenotype, primary amenorrhoea and stress urinary incontinence was admitted to the outpatient department of the university hospital. The patient underwent tension free vaginal obturator tape (TVT-O) surgery for stress urinary incontinence.
Conclusions:
The patient's objective self-evaluation of the efficacy of treatment after 6 months was 60%.
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