title: Laparoscopic evaluation of congenital absence of the uterus. a case report.
abstract: Anatomic gynecologic anomalies, including congenital absence of the uterus, occur with surprising frequency in referral practice of reproductive endocrinology and reproductive surgery. Female individuals with uterus agenesis have normal external genitalia and, therefore, the diagnosis is rarely made in infancy. We report a case of congenital absence of the uterus in a young woman 25 years old, presenting with primary amenorrhea. The patient had a normal karyotype and normal secondary sex characteristics. Sex hormones were within normal limits, indicating normal function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis. The diagnosis was set by bimanual gynecologic examination, which was followed by vaginal ultrasound examination. The patient underwent a laparoscopic investigation, which revealed the absence of the uterus and the presence of small rudimentary uterine horns, connected to normal fallopian tubes. Ovarian morphology was bilaterally normal. In conclusion we believe that every patient with genital tract abnormalities has to be dealt with individually, depending on the patient's anatomy, desires and age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Democritus University of Thrace, General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Greece.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Liberis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Galazios
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Avgidou
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tsikouras
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Koutlaki
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Anastasiadis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery