Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract in patients with a septate uterus. STUDY DESIGN: This was a cross-sectional study performed at an academic qua-ternary care center. Female patients undergoing a radiologic procedure between 2005–2016 in which a uterine septum was identified and renal imaging was avail-able were included. The main outcome measure was prevalence of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract in patients with a uterine septum. RESULTS: A total of 127 patients met the inclusion criteria. Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract were identified in 11 patients (8.7%) and included renal agenesis (N=6), horseshoe kidney (N=2), pelvic kidney (N=1), a duplicated collecting system (N=1), and malrotation (N=1). CONCLUSION: We found that kidney and urinary tract anomalies were common in patients with a uterine septum. When a patient is diagnosed with a septate uterus, renal imaging should be recommended. (J Reprod Med 2019;64:119–124).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 119-124 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Reproductive Medicine |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Apr 2019 |
Keywords
- Congenital abnormalities
- Infertility
- Kidney abnormalities
- Urogenital abnormalities
- Uterine anomalies
- Uterine diseases
- Uterus