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Noncommunicating accessory uterine cavity
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, USA.
Objective:
To report a case of a noncommunicating accessory uterine cavity.
Design:
Case report.
Setting:
University-affiliated reproductive endocrinology practice.
Patient(S):
A 15-year-old nulligravida with increasing dysmenorrhea.
Intervention(S):
Pelvic ultrasound, intravenous pyelogram, hysterosalpingogram, laparoscopy, laparotomy, and resection of noncommunicating accessory uterine cavity.
Main Outcome Measure(S):
Results of imaging studies, surgical examination, and resection of anomaly.
Result(S):
Complete resection of accessory cavity and resolution of dysmenorrhea.
Conclusion(S):
The patient had a müllerian anomaly in which the uterus contained two uterine cavities. One normal uterine cavity with communication to both fallopian tubes was present along with a noncommunicating, accessory uterine cavity.