title: Surgical reconstruction of the congenitally atretic cervix: two cases.
abstract: Two patients diagnosed at the University of Missouri Hospital underwent reconstructive surgery utilizing the atretic cervix as a conduit for the formation of an endometrial-vaginal fistula. A total of three surgeries was performed with both patients experiencing the onset of cyclic menses. One patient, followed for 22 years, never attempted to conceive and eventually succumbed to hysterectomy for pelvic pain and endometriosis. The other has been followed for 44 months and continues to have regular menses with mild dysmenorrhea. Less than 50 cases of congenital cervical atresia have been reported in the literature. The operative procedures and literature experience are provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia 65212.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Griffin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*