title: Congenital urethrovaginal fistula with transverse vaginal septum.
abstract: Congenital urethrovaginal fistula is an extremely rare genitourinary anomaly. Literature search identified only five reported cases, all of which were associated with urogenital abnormalities. Transverse vaginal septum is another rare condition, resulting from abnormalities in the vertical fusion between the vaginal components of the Mullerian ducts and the urogenital sinus; and associated fistulous connection of the vagina with the urethra is even rarer. Herein we describe the case of a 35-year-old woman who presented with dyspareunia, and a 1-year history of infertility, who was found to have a urethrovaginal fistula with low transverse vaginal septum. The patient was successfully treated with excision of the septum and closure of the urethrovaginal fistula.
authors.affiliation: Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Mohamed Ibrahim
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Amer
authors.affiliation: Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Mortada El-Sayed
authors.initials: Mel-S
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Ali Hagag
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Ali
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004414:Dyspareunia / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000150:complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D014624:Vaginal Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: congenital; transverse vaginal septum; urethrovaginal fistula