A rare case of Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome-with pregnancy

Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome also known as uterus didelphys with obstructing hemivaginal septum and ipsilateral renal agenesis (OHVIRA) is a very rare syndrome with only a few case reported. A female patient referred to our hospital with retention of urine revealed uterus didelphys with 8 weeks...

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Main Authors: Vikas Deswal, Nauratmal Kumawat, Sunita Purohit, Rajendra Jat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-12-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X16301802
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author Vikas Deswal
Nauratmal Kumawat
Sunita Purohit
Rajendra Jat
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description Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome also known as uterus didelphys with obstructing hemivaginal septum and ipsilateral renal agenesis (OHVIRA) is a very rare syndrome with only a few case reported. A female patient referred to our hospital with retention of urine revealed uterus didelphys with 8 weeks gestation sac in the left moiety and hematometra and hematocolpous in the right moiety with absent right kidney. Diagnosing this syndrome at an early stage is important to prevent the complications in these patients.
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spelling doaj.art-d37ab86ebc30421dbaee65ca495d524f2022-12-22T02:00:28ZengSpringerOpenThe Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine0378-603X2016-12-014741815181810.1016/j.ejrnm.2016.09.013A rare case of Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome-with pregnancyVikas DeswalNauratmal KumawatSunita PurohitRajendra JatHerlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome also known as uterus didelphys with obstructing hemivaginal septum and ipsilateral renal agenesis (OHVIRA) is a very rare syndrome with only a few case reported. A female patient referred to our hospital with retention of urine revealed uterus didelphys with 8 weeks gestation sac in the left moiety and hematometra and hematocolpous in the right moiety with absent right kidney. Diagnosing this syndrome at an early stage is important to prevent the complications in these patients.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X16301802Uterus didelphysHemivaginal septumIpsilateral renal agenesisHematocolposHematometra
spellingShingle Vikas Deswal
Nauratmal Kumawat
Sunita Purohit
Rajendra Jat
A rare case of Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome-with pregnancy
The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Uterus didelphys
Hemivaginal septum
Ipsilateral renal agenesis
Hematocolpos
Hematometra
title A rare case of Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome-with pregnancy
title_full A rare case of Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome-with pregnancy
title_fullStr A rare case of Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome-with pregnancy
title_full_unstemmed A rare case of Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome-with pregnancy
title_short A rare case of Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome-with pregnancy
title_sort rare case of herlyn werner wunderlich syndrome with pregnancy
topic Uterus didelphys
Hemivaginal septum
Ipsilateral renal agenesis
Hematocolpos
Hematometra
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X16301802
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