Laparoscopic removal of a symptomatic rudimentary uterine horn in a perimenarchal adolescent

Laparoscopic removal of a symptomatic rudimentary uterine horn in a perimenarchal adolescent

An adolescent patient with a symptomatic, noncommunicating, rudimentary uterine horn is described. Diagnosis was suggested by ultrasonography and treatment was by laparoscopic resection. A review of other pediatric cases as well as the adult literature gives evidence that laparoscopic resection is w...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2002-10, Vol.6 (4), p.377-379
Hauptverfasser: Silva, Paul D, Welch, Henry D
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Case Reports
Female
Gynecologic Surgical Procedures - methods
Humans
Laparoscopy
Ultrasonography
Uterus - abnormalities
Uterus - diagnostic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:An adolescent patient with a symptomatic, noncommunicating, rudimentary uterine horn is described. Diagnosis was suggested by ultrasonography and treatment was by laparoscopic resection. A review of other pediatric cases as well as the adult literature gives evidence that laparoscopic resection is worth considering in such cases.
ISSN:1086-8089
1938-3797