title: Misdiagnosed Roberts Uterus Leading to Surgical Misadventures.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Developmental anomalies of the Müllerian duct system are some of the most intriguing and challenging disorders that gynecologists and surgeons encounter in their practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report on a 16-year-old adolescent girl with regular menstrual cycles, who presented with recurrent cyclical abdominal pain for which she had undergone 2 unsuccessful surgeries. When correctly diagnosed with the rare condition of "Robert's uterus," she underwent successful metroplasty and is completely asymptomatic at 2-year follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To avoid inappropriate management, gynecologists and surgeons should be aware of this rare entity while evaluating cases of severe dysmenorrhoea in previously normal menstruating young girls.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal University, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Sijo K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: John
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal University, Karnataka, India. Electronic address: psantoshprabhu@gmail.com.
authors.forename: P Santosh
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Prabhu
authors.affiliation: Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal University, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Samarth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Virmani
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal University, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal University, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Sundeep P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Thotan
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain; D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004412:Dysmenorrhea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009095:Mullerian Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Bicornuate uterus; Dysmenorrhea; Hematometra; Müllerian duct anomalies; Robert's uterus; Septate uterus; Urogenital abnormalities; Uterine anomalies