title: Does menstrual flow exclude hematometra? A rare case of uterine anomaly presenting with anorectal malformation.
abstract: Hematometra, which is defined as accumulation of menstrual secretions in the uterine cavity, may not be diagnosed until the maturating adolescent fails to menstruate. Clinically, a lower abdominal mass and periodic abdominal pain may develop in these children after puberty. Here, a 13-year-old girl with menstrual flow who presented with symptoms of genital outflow tract obstruction is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Mersin University Medical School, Mersin State Hospital, Mersin, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nayci
authors.forename: Dinçer
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Avlan
authors.forename: Utku
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Oz
authors.forename: Selahattin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toktaş
authors.forename: Selim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aksöyek
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006409:Hematometra / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008598:Menstruation / Q000502:physiology*; D012007:Rectum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery