Septate uterus with a double cervix and longitudinal vaginal septum

Saygili-Yilmaz E., Erman-Akar M., Bayar D., Yuksel B., Yılmaz Z.

JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE, cilt.49, sa.10, ss.833-836, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 49 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.833-836
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: uterus, birth defects, septate uterus, cervical duplication, vaginal septum, DUPLICATION
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

OBJECTIVE: To report the clinical features of 9 cases and review the previously reported 8 cases of an uncommon mullerian anomaly, characterized by the presence of a complete uterine septum with cervical duplication and a longitudinal vaginal septum. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective clinical study. RESULTS: Nine patients aged 21-32 presented to our clinic with complaints of dyspareunia, dysmenorrhea, and primary or secondary infertility. All 9 patients displayed a single uterus with smooth fundal contour, double cervix and longitudinal vaginal septum. Some additional abnormal findings were associated with these anomalies in some patients: polycystic ovaries in 3 cases and different degrees of endometriosis in 2 cases. Most of the patients had normal tubal patency. CONCLUSION: According to a MEDLINE search, only 8 cases of septate uterus with cervical duplication and a longitudinal vaginal septum have been reported to date. We report 9 more cases, which suggest that this atypical septate uterus type is probably more frequent than reported. These cases support the bidirectional mullerian theory and may imply the presence of another type of mullerian anomally.