TY - JOUR
T1 - A Transperineal Approach to Hysterectomy of a Retained Didelphic Uterine Horn
AU - Mullen, Mary M.
AU - Kuroki, Lindsay M.
AU - Hunt, Steven R.
AU - Ratkowski, Kristy L.
AU - Mutch, David G.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © by The American College of Obstetricians.
PY - 2017/9/1
Y1 - 2017/9/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: Gynecologic surgeries are performed through abdominal, vaginal, laparoscopic, or robot-assisted laparoscopic routes. However, if the pelvis is not accessible by one of these routes, there are no published reports to guide pelvic surgeons. CASE: A 34-year-old conjoined twin status postseparation with uterine didelphys and absence of her left colon and sacrum underwent hemihysterectomy, at which time her müllerian anomaly was unknown. She re-presented with vaginal bleeding and pain eventually attributed to a retained uterine horn. Conservative management failed. Given dense adhesions, traditional approaches to hysterectomy were not successful. She underwent a transperineal hemisupracervical hysterectomy. CONCLUSION: We propose a novel approach to the pelvis to guide surgeons when traditional approaches are not feasible. We also describe an instance of a retained uterine didelphys horn.
AB - BACKGROUND: Gynecologic surgeries are performed through abdominal, vaginal, laparoscopic, or robot-assisted laparoscopic routes. However, if the pelvis is not accessible by one of these routes, there are no published reports to guide pelvic surgeons. CASE: A 34-year-old conjoined twin status postseparation with uterine didelphys and absence of her left colon and sacrum underwent hemihysterectomy, at which time her müllerian anomaly was unknown. She re-presented with vaginal bleeding and pain eventually attributed to a retained uterine horn. Conservative management failed. Given dense adhesions, traditional approaches to hysterectomy were not successful. She underwent a transperineal hemisupracervical hysterectomy. CONCLUSION: We propose a novel approach to the pelvis to guide surgeons when traditional approaches are not feasible. We also describe an instance of a retained uterine didelphys horn.
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U2 - 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002196
DO - 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002196
M3 - Article
C2 - 28796686
AN - SCOPUS:85027878876
SN - 0029-7844
VL - 130
SP - 561
EP - 564
JO - Obstetrics and gynecology
JF - Obstetrics and gynecology
IS - 3
ER -