Severe Abdominal Pain Mimicking Appendicitis Caused by Imperforate Hymen: Case Report and Narrative Review [PDF]
An imperforate hymen is a rare congenital genital anomaly causing menstrual blood retention during puberty. Treatment consists of a simple surgical incision of the hymenal membrane.
Julia Kleina +5 more
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Incidental diagnosis of genital tuberculosis in a prepubertal girl presenting with acute urinary retention: a case report [PDF]
Background Genital tuberculosis affecting prepubertal girls is extremely uncommon, posing a great diagnostic challenge. It is a form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis usually seen in the reproductive age group.
Priyanka Garg +2 more
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Familial occurrence of imperforate hymen in premature monozygotic twins and their mother: a case report and literature review [PDF]
BackgroundImperforate hymen is an uncommon obstructive anomaly of the developing female reproductive tract. There are occasional case reports of imperforate hymen occurring in family clusters, suggesting a plausible familial mode of inheritance.
Bernadine Han Ern Chua +4 more
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Prenatal diagnosis of isolated fetal hydrometrocolpos: A case report [PDF]
A rare congenital condition known as hydrometrocolpos (HMC) is characterized by the buildup of secretions in the vagina and uterus as a result of distal obstruction; this condition is frequently linked to imperforate hymen.
Badra Bannour +4 more
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El himen es la membrana que cubre el introito vaginal, de tamaño y forma variable. Por su forma se clasifica en: anular, semilunar, labiado, tabicado, cribiforme e imperforado.
Ángel de Jesús Bustillo Bonilla
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Ultrastructure of three Species of Entomoneis (Bacillariophyta) from Lake Qinghai of China, with reference to the external areola occlusions [PDF]
Three sympatric Entomoneis species, found at the same specific locality in Lake Qinghai, China, are studied by using light and scanning electron microscope. Two species are proposed as new to science and named as E. sinensis sp. nov. and E. qinghainensis
Ji-Yan Long +4 more
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Imperforate hymen is a rare condition, occurring in 1 in 2000 females in childhood period. However, it is not an uncommon cause of lower abdominal pain in girls.
Jeannot M. Baanitse +4 more
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Imperforate hymen is a fairly uncommon genital disorder where the hymen completely obstructs the vaginal opening. Several authors have ruled out its co-occurrence with other congenital anomalies.
Ibrahima Niang, MD +6 more
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Mesh inlay, mesh kit or native tissue repair for women having repeat anterior or posterior prolapse surgery: randomised controlled trial (PROSPECT) [PDF]
Funding The project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment Programme (Project Number 07/60/18). The Health Services Research Unit and the Health Economics Research Unit are funded by the Chief Scientist ...
Boyers, D +16 more
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