MRI presentations of Müllerian duct anomalies in association with unilateral renal agenesis

H Zhang, Hang Zhang, Y Zhang, L Bao, Li Bao, Gang Ning, G Ning
Clinical Radiology · 2022 · vol. 78(3) , pp. 168–174 · doi:10.1016/j.crad.2022.09.119 · PMID:36273955 · W4306955961
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This study examines the MRI features of Müllerian duct anomalies observed in patients who also present with unilateral renal agenesis.

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AIM: To evaluate the presentations of Müllerian duct anomalies (MDAs) associated with unilateral renal agenesis (URA) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MATERIALS AND METHODS: From 2014 to 2021, 92 patients with MDAs coexisting with URA who had undergone MRI were reviewed, and imaging patterns were analysed. RESULTS: Based on the different imaging patterns, there were 74 cases of Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich (HWW) syndrome (80.4%), nine cases of unicornuate uterus (10.9%), and nine cases of Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome (8.7%). In HWW syndrome, URA was ipsilateral to the vaginal or cervical obstruction. All the nine cases of unicornuate uterus were obstructive, and the most common subtype was unicornuate uterus with a non-communicating functioning rudimentary horn. The other two cases of unicornuate uterus with no rudimentary horn were obstructed due to cervical os obliteration, one of which was complicated with contralateral absent ovary. URA was contralateral to the unicornuate uterus in all cases. In MRKH syndrome, seven patients had bilateral rudiments and ovaries, all of which were unilaterally or bilaterally located above the pelvic brim, and URA was ipsilateral to the ectopic ovary in all cases. The other two patients had unilateral absent rudiment, ovary, and ipsilateral URA. CONCLUSIONS: MRI presentations of URA-associated MDAs are diverse, with HWW syndrome being the most common form, followed by different patterns of unicornuate uterus and MRKH syndrome. An ectopic or absent ovary might be associated with URA in MRKH syndrome and unicornuate uterus.

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Abnormalities, Multiple Abnormalities, Multiple Solitary Kidney 46, XX Disorders of Sex Development Congenital Abnormalities Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mullerian Ducts Mullerian Ducts Mullerian Ducts Retrospective Studies Urogenital Abnormalities Uterus Uterus Uterus Vagina Vagina

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