Two abnormalities on diagnostic laparoscopy
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A 29 year old nulliparous woman presented with a two year history of cyclical pelvic pain and dyspareunia. She underwent a diagnostic laparoscopy to identify a cause for the pain, and this revealed two gynaecological abnormalities (fig 1). What are these abnormalities?
Fig. 1
Pelvic structures at diagnostic laparoscopy for pelvic pain
The image shows a unicornuate uterus with a rudimentary uterine horn (fig 2, A) on the left side, and an incidental left ovarian cyst (fig 2, B).
Fig. 2
(A) Rudimentary uterine horn. (B) Ovarian cyst (incidental finding)
Embryologically, the unicornuate uterus is thought to result from partial or complete failure of development of one of the paramesonephric (Mullerian) ducts.
The unicornuate uterus …
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