title: [Imperforate hymen can cause abdominal pain and primary amenorrhoea].
abstract: Imperforate hymen (HI) is a rare condition caused by the hymen covering the entire opening of the vagina. This prevents the menstruation blood from being drained and the blood fills up the vagina and later the uterus and Fallopian tubes. The produced strain on these organs causes cyclic pain in the lower abdomen. We present two cases where two adolescent girls were diagnosed with HI. It is important to remember HI as a differential diagnosis in young girls with amenorrhoea and lower abdominal pain. In both cases a hymenectomy was performed and the patients recovered afterwards.
authors.affiliation: Gynækologisk-obstetrisk Afdeling, Sygehus Sønderjylland, Kresten Philipsens Vej 15, 6200 Aabenraa, Denmark. vpowervibeke@gmail.com
authors.forename: Vibeke
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vyrdal
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006924:Hymen / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016896:Treatment Outcome