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Japanese Journal of Radiology
Published in: Japanese Journal of Radiology 8/2021

Open Access 01-08-2021 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Invited Review

Congenital anomalies causing hemato/hydrocolpos: imaging findings, treatments, and outcomes

Authors: Keizo Tanitame, Nobuko Tanitame, Saiko Urayama, Kazuhiro Ohtsu

Published in: Japanese Journal of Radiology | Issue 8/2021

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Abstract

Hemato/hydrocolpos due to congenital urogenital anomalies are rare conditions discovered in neonatal, infant, and adolescent girls. Diagnosis is often missed or delayed owing to its rare incidence and nonspecific symptoms. If early correct diagnosis and treatment cannot be performed, late complications such as tubal adhesion, pelvic endometriosis, and infertility may develop. Congenital urogenital anomalies causing hemato/hydrocolpos are mainly of four types: imperforate hymen, distal vaginal agenesis, transverse vaginal septum, and obstructed hemivagina and ipsilateral renal anomaly, and clinicians should have adequate knowledge about these anomalies. This article aimed to review the diagnosis and treatment of these urogenital anomalies by describing embryology, clinical presentation, imaging findings, surgical management, and postoperative outcomes.
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Metadata
Title
Congenital anomalies causing hemato/hydrocolpos: imaging findings, treatments, and outcomes
Authors
Keizo Tanitame
Nobuko Tanitame
Saiko Urayama
Kazuhiro Ohtsu
Publication date
01-08-2021
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Published in
Japanese Journal of Radiology / Issue 8/2021
Print ISSN: 1867-1071
Electronic ISSN: 1867-108X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11604-021-01115-7

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