{"paper_id":"40233edd-7e49-417b-8d72-13da6ebe3b15","body_text":"Haematometra in one half of the uterus or rudimentary horn?\nKeywords:\nEndometriosis, haematometra, rudimentary hornAbstract\nA unicornuate uterus with functioning and non communicating rudimentary horn is a rare Mullerian abnormality, difficult to diagnose at times usually low in the list of differential diagnosis for pelvic pain and dysmenorrhea.\nA 22 years P1 presented with severe lower abdominal pain and dysmenorrhoea, following laparotomy that was done for endometriotic cyst of left ovary 7 months back. Radiographic studies revealed the haematometra in the rudimentary horn with normal uterus, right ovary and the tube.\nLaparotomy with drainage of haematometra and excision of septum along with the reconstruction of uterine cavity was performed thus anatomizing it with the cavity of the rudimentary horn. Both the intra and the post operative period were uneventful. She was discharged on OCP along with the advice to follow up regularly. She is asymptomatic till date.\nKey words: Endometriosis, haematometra, rudimentary horn\ndoi:10.3126/njog.v2i1.1480\nN. J. Obstet. Gynaecol Vol. 2, No. 1, p. 59 - 62 May -June 2007\nDownloads\nDownloads\nHow to Cite\nIssue\nSection\nLicense\nCopyright on any research article in the Nepal Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology is retained by the author(s).\nThe authors grant the Nepal Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology a license to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher.\nArticles in the Nepal Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology are Open Access articles published under the Creative Commons CC BY-NC License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)\nThis license permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and it is not used for commercial purposes.","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}