Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich Syndrome: Merits of Sonographic and Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Accurate Diagnosis and Patient Management in 13 Cases

Yavuz A., Bora A., Kurdoglu M., Goya C., KURDOĞLU Z., Beyazal M., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT GYNECOLOGY, sa.1, ss.47-52, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jpag.2014.03.004
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT GYNECOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.47-52
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Uterus didelphys, Obstructed hemivagina, Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome, Ultrasonography, Magnetic resonance imaging, IPSILATERAL RENAL AGENESIS, MULLERIAN DUCT ANOMALIES, UNILATERAL IMPERFORATE VAGINA, UTERUS DIDELPHYS, OBSTRUCTED HEMIVAGINA, MR FINDINGS, UTERINE ANOMALIES, BLIND HEMIVAGINA, HEMATOCOLPOS
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Study Objective: To review the main sonographic and magnetic resonance imaging manifestations of Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome, characterized by uterus didelphys, obstructed hemivagina, and ipsilateral renal agenesis, and to discuss the value of techniques for its diagnosis and treatment. Participants: Thirteen patients with Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome referred to our department with acute abdomen were identified for the period from 2009-2012. Design: Retrospective chart review. Setting: Two tertiary academic centers. Interventions: None. Main Outcome Measures: The evaluation of the clinical features, ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging findings, and the treatment protocols. Results: Ultrasonographic evaluation of didelphic or double uterus in 10 and bicomuate-bicollis uterus in 3 patients with hematocolpos or hematometrocolpos associated with agenesis of the ipsilateral kidney revealed the diagnosis. In 10 patients, magnetic resonance imaging provided extra information. In 1 patient, a 25-week pregnancy was additionally detected and follow-up was suggested. Seven patients underwent surgical excision of the septum and drainage of the obstructed vagina. Total hysterectomy and hemicolpectomy were performed in 1 patient with 2 children suffering from severe chronic pelvic pain due to pelvic inflammatory disease. Conclusions: Despite its rarity, accurate diagnosis and morphologic description of Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome with radiologic modalities are of importance in relieving the clinical complaints by enabling the suitable surgical treatment to be identified.