title: Resection of a non-communicating uterine horn with use of the harmonic scalpel.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Type IIA1b anomalies of the Mullerian system are rare. Traditionally, the method of treatment for such anomalies has been laparotomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  We discuss a case of this specific anomaly treated by resecting the non-communicating horn with the harmonic scalpel (Ethicon EndoSurgery, Cincinnati, Ohio) by first confirming a lack of communication with hysteroscopy, followed by chromotubation to demonstrate unilateral spill from the right side without leak from the area of dissection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Minimally invasive techniques are an excellent alternative to laparotomy for correction of problems related to Mullerian anomalies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 550 S. Jackson St., Louisville, Kentucky, USA. jediet01@gwise.louisville.edu
authors.forename: Jennifer E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Dietrich
authors.forename: Amy E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Ronald L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy; D010535:Laparoscopy; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery