Evaluation and Management of Unexpected Functional Rudimentary Uteri in Mayer–Rokitansky–Küster–Hauser Syndrome of Chinese Women
Open Access
- 24 November 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in BioMed Research International
- Vol. 2020, 1-7
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/6808409
Abstract
Objective. To elucidate the characteristics of symptomatic attack of rudimentary uteri in MRKH syndrome and highlight the rare and unexpected possibilities. Methods. A cohort of 202 Chinese MRKH syndrome patients admitted to the Peking Union Medical College Hospital from Jan 2009 to Dec 2016 was analyzed retrospectively. Based on the symptoms of abdominal pain before vaginoplasty, the patients were categorized into the asymptomatic and symptomatic groups. Results. Totally, 21 patients had their uteri removed due to obstructive bleeding, 19 of them had symptoms of abdominal pain before vaginoplasty, the mean duration of abdominal pain before artificial vaginoplasty was 5.0 years (range, 0.510 years), and the mean age at first onset of recurrent abdominal pain was 14.3 years old (range 1118). Two special cases showed unusual long incubation periods up to 23 years. Ultrasound detected endometrioid echo in four asymptomatic patients. Among the symptomatic group, 7 patients had no imaging evidence for endometrial cavities despite clinical pain. Two of them developed severe symptoms over the next two or four years and eventually had their uteri removed. Two patients reported persistent abdominal pain with a visual analog scale (VAS) score of 45, still under observation. Three patients were lost to follow-up. Conclusion. More than 10 of the patients with MRKH syndrome had surgical indication to remove the rudimentary uteri. The discrepancy between clinical symptoms and imaging calls for the vigilance for prophylactic surgery or prolonged follow-up.Funding Information
- Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (2015BAI13B04)
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