02Oct 2019

ROBERTS UTERUS MASQUERADING AS ADNEXAL TORSION IN A 13 YEAR OLD ADOLESCENTS: A CASE REPORT.

  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Military Training Hospital Moulay Ismail, Meknes,Morocco.
  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Military Training Hospital Mohammed V, University Hospital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco.
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Robert?s uterus is a rare m?llerian anomaly and unique malformation described as a septate uterus with non-communicating hemicavity.we here report the case of a 13-year old girls presented to the emergency departments with acute right iliac fossa pain associated nausea and vomiting . Fallopian tube torsion bringing about a hematosalpinx is suspected. Exploratory laparotomy showed findings a Robert?s uterus and right hematosalpinx. Right uterine hemicavity and Fallopian tube was resected. The postoperative course was uneventful.


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[Jaouad Lafquir, Fatima Elmangoub, Rachid Ait bouhou, Jaouad Kouach and Omar boukaidi Laghzaoui. (2019); ROBERTS UTERUS MASQUERADING AS ADNEXAL TORSION IN A 13 YEAR OLD ADOLESCENTS: A CASE REPORT. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 7 (Oct). 41-44] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


jaouadlafquir
Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/9803      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/9803