hematocolpos

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Noun

hematocolpos - accumulation of menstrual blood in the vagina (usually due to an imperforate hymen)

disorder, upset - a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"

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he·ma·to·col·pos

n. hematocolpos, retención del flujo menstrual en la vagina debido a imperforación del himen.

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The optimal timing for a pull-through vaginoplasty (Figure 2b) is when a large hematocolpos (Figure 2a) is present, as the blood acts as a natural expander of the native vaginal tissue, increasing the amount of tissue available for a primary reanastomosis.

Vaginal anomalies and their surgical correction

However, the estimated incidence is 0.1 to 0.8% and the condition is usually discovered after menarche by causing progressive dysmenorrhea due to the presence of the transverse vaginal septum which prevents blood flow through the vaginal canal, causing the formation of hematocolpos [7-9].

Diagnosis and Treatment in a Tertiary Hospital of a Series of Complex Genital Malformations Corresponding to Double Uterus with Obstructed Hemivagina and Ipsilateral Renal Agenesis

She was referred to us with the diagnosis of hematocolpos with uterus didelphys and an imperforate hymen.

Obstructed Hemivagina and Ipsilateral Renal Anomaly (OHVIRA) Syndrome

Sometimes even exploratory laprotomy may be needed to guide a probe through the uterine fundus and cervix and to assist in locating a high hematocolpos. Dilation techniques can be used in lieu of surgery, before surgery in order to improve outcomes and after surgery to prevent strictures, scarring or stenosis of the surgical site.

A rare case of transverse vaginal septum

In the Wunderlich syndrome, the blind hemivagina is developed and filled with a large hematocolpos. The symptoms and management of these entities are different.

Claiming "New" in What Might be an Inadequate Search

This may lead to hematocolpos, hematometra, and hematosalpinx.

MR of the female pelvis

The patient has been menstruating internally for many months and now has a large hematocolpos. Urinary retention develops when the amount of retained blood in the vagina causes acute angulation of the urethrovesical junction.

How to diagnose and repair congenital uterovaginal malformations: knowing when and how these abnormalities become apparent is the first step toward correcting them

It can also lead to hematocolpos, which is an accumulation of blood and blood clots in the uterus and/or vagina resulting from the inability of blood to pass through the vaginal opening.

Female Genital Mutilation: Perspectives, Risks, and Complications

(6) Nevertheless, vaginal synechiae with complete obliteration of the vaginal canal is rare, and surgery may be required to treat hematocolpos and recover sexual activity.

Vaginal Reconstruction for Vaginal Obliteration Secondary to Stevens Johnson Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of Literature

MRI was done which was suggestive of uterus didelphys with left hematocolpos extending into left endocervical canal, renal agenesis and compensatory right renal hypertrophy.

Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome (HWW syndrome): a case report

All patients underwent resection of the vaginal septum and drainage of hematocolpos. Eleven (14%) patients underwent abdominal exploration via laparotomy or laparoscopy.