Does menstrual flow exclude hematometra? A rare case of uterine anomaly presenting with anorectal malformation.

J Pediatr Surg

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Mersin University Medical School, Mersin State Hospital, Mersin, Turkey.

Published: April 2002

Hematometra, which is defined as accumulation of menstrual secretions in the uterine cavity, may not be diagnosed until the maturating adolescent fails to menstruate. Clinically, a lower abdominal mass and periodic abdominal pain may develop in these children after puberty. Here, a 13-year-old girl with menstrual flow who presented with symptoms of genital outflow tract obstruction is described.

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