title: Laparoscopic removal of a symptomatic rudimentary uterine horn in a perimenarchal adolescent.
abstract: An adolescent patient with a symptomatic, noncommunicating, rudimentary uterine horn is described. Diagnosis was suggested by ultrasonography and treatment was by laparoscopic resection. A review of other pediatric cases as well as the adult literature gives evidence that laparoscopic resection is worth considering in such cases.
authors.affiliation: Fertility and Reproductive Endocrinology Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601, USA. psilva@gundluth.org
authors.forename: Paul D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Henry D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Welch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging