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An interesting case of Herlyn–Werner–Wunderlich syndrome
Herlyn–Werner–Wunderlich syndrome (HWWS) is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by uterus didelphys with blind hemivagina and ipsilateral renal agenesis. Usually, such patients present with dysmenorrhea shortly after menarche, increasing pelvic pain and a palpable mass due to the obstructed hemi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7137359/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32269958 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_13_19 |
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description | Herlyn–Werner–Wunderlich syndrome (HWWS) is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by uterus didelphys with blind hemivagina and ipsilateral renal agenesis. Usually, such patients present with dysmenorrhea shortly after menarche, increasing pelvic pain and a palpable mass due to the obstructed hemivagina. Interestingly in the present case, the patient had her menarche seven years ago, but dysmenorrhea started only 1-year back. She never sought medical help previously as she was mostly asymptomatic all through the years. It was only after she conceived and got investigated for antenatal concerns that she was found to have HWWS. A tortuous history and an unusual clinical presentation made this case an interesting one. |
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spelling | pubmed-71373592020-04-08 An interesting case of Herlyn–Werner–Wunderlich syndrome Tigga, Maureen P. Tzu Chi Med J Case Report Herlyn–Werner–Wunderlich syndrome (HWWS) is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by uterus didelphys with blind hemivagina and ipsilateral renal agenesis. Usually, such patients present with dysmenorrhea shortly after menarche, increasing pelvic pain and a palpable mass due to the obstructed hemivagina. Interestingly in the present case, the patient had her menarche seven years ago, but dysmenorrhea started only 1-year back. She never sought medical help previously as she was mostly asymptomatic all through the years. It was only after she conceived and got investigated for antenatal concerns that she was found to have HWWS. A tortuous history and an unusual clinical presentation made this case an interesting one. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019-06-06 /pmc/articles/PMC7137359/ /pubmed/32269958 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_13_19 Text en Copyright: © 2019 Tzu Chi Medical Journal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Tigga, Maureen P. An interesting case of Herlyn–Werner–Wunderlich syndrome |
title | An interesting case of Herlyn–Werner–Wunderlich syndrome |
title_full | An interesting case of Herlyn–Werner–Wunderlich syndrome |
title_fullStr | An interesting case of Herlyn–Werner–Wunderlich syndrome |
title_full_unstemmed | An interesting case of Herlyn–Werner–Wunderlich syndrome |
title_short | An interesting case of Herlyn–Werner–Wunderlich syndrome |
title_sort | interesting case of herlyn–werner–wunderlich syndrome |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7137359/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32269958 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_13_19 |
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