Imperforate hymen a cause of acute abdomen and hydronephrosis in a 15 year old girl . A case report
Imperforate hymen a cause of acute abdomen and hydronephrosis in a15 year old girl: A case report. Abstract Imperforate hymen is a type of congenital vaginal outflow tract anomaly due to failure of perforation of the hymen. It is a cause of hematocolpos, hematometria and urinary tract obstruction due to the pressure effect of the hematocolpos. Case: A 15-year-old girl who presented at puberty with a history of primary amenorrhea, cyclical and acute abdominal pain with ultrasound features of hematocolpos, hematometria and hydronephrosis. The obstruction was relieved by the cruciate incision of the hymen. Conclusion: Acute abdomen in a pubertal girl with primary amenorrhea may be due to imperforate hymen
Authors
- Olayinka Amode
- James Idowu Owolabi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6355-0523)
- Beatrice Omolola Owolabi
- Othuke Oruade
Institutions
- University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Journal of Zambia
- Published
- 2025-08-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.55320/mjz.52.4.732
- Primary Topic
- Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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