Intraoperative management of a Robert’s uterus without hematometra in blind hemi-cavity preoperatively misdiagnosed as septate uterus
Background: Robert’s uterus is a rare müllerian duct anomaly described as an asymmetric septate uterus with a noncommunicating cavity. Its main presentation is recurrent cyclical abdominal pain. However, patients with Robert’s uterus may present with recurrent pregnancy loss and infertility. Case: W...
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| description | Background: Robert’s uterus is a rare müllerian duct anomaly described as an asymmetric septate uterus with a noncommunicating cavity. Its main presentation is recurrent cyclical abdominal pain. However, patients with Robert’s uterus may present with recurrent pregnancy loss and infertility. Case: We herein report a rare presentation of Robert’s uterus in a 23-year-old woman who suffered from primary infertility without a history of dysmenorrhea. Preoperative two-dimensional ultrasound (2D-US) suggested that the patient only had a partial septate uterus. A hysteroscopy found only the right side of the uterine cavity with a narrow channel while the left uterine cornua and left tubal ostium were not visualized. Intraoperative transabdominal 2D-US confirmed that there were two uterine cavities, a blind hemi-cavity, and a contralateral communicating hemi-cavity. Subsequently, the asymmetric septum was successfully removed by ultrasound-guided hysteroscopy. Conclusion: For patients diagnosed with septate uterus by 2D-US, three-dimensional ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging is required to make a definitive diagnosis and to help with surgical planning. If results are inconclusive, intraoperative ultrasound-guided hysteroscopic metroplasty may be a reliable pathway for the definitive diagnosis and treatment of Robert’s uterus. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-78f728afba4544ae97afa117d752822a2025-08-20T03:48:35ZengIMR PressClinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology0390-66632021-10-014851219122310.31083/j.ceog4805194S0390-6663(21)00032-4Intraoperative management of a Robert’s uterus without hematometra in blind hemi-cavity preoperatively misdiagnosed as septate uterusJi-Chen Wang0De-Ying Wei1Chen Su2Qi Han3Yong-Hao Gai4Department of Ultrasound, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 250021 Jinan, Shandong, ChinaDepartment of Gynecology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, 250021 Jinan, Shandong, ChinaDepartment of Ultrasound, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, 250021 Jinan, Shandong, ChinaDepartment of Ultrasound, Maternity & Child Care Center of Dezhou, 253000 Dezhou, Shandong, ChinaDepartment of Ultrasound, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 250021 Jinan, Shandong, ChinaBackground: Robert’s uterus is a rare müllerian duct anomaly described as an asymmetric septate uterus with a noncommunicating cavity. Its main presentation is recurrent cyclical abdominal pain. However, patients with Robert’s uterus may present with recurrent pregnancy loss and infertility. Case: We herein report a rare presentation of Robert’s uterus in a 23-year-old woman who suffered from primary infertility without a history of dysmenorrhea. Preoperative two-dimensional ultrasound (2D-US) suggested that the patient only had a partial septate uterus. A hysteroscopy found only the right side of the uterine cavity with a narrow channel while the left uterine cornua and left tubal ostium were not visualized. Intraoperative transabdominal 2D-US confirmed that there were two uterine cavities, a blind hemi-cavity, and a contralateral communicating hemi-cavity. Subsequently, the asymmetric septum was successfully removed by ultrasound-guided hysteroscopy. Conclusion: For patients diagnosed with septate uterus by 2D-US, three-dimensional ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging is required to make a definitive diagnosis and to help with surgical planning. If results are inconclusive, intraoperative ultrasound-guided hysteroscopic metroplasty may be a reliable pathway for the definitive diagnosis and treatment of Robert’s uterus.https://www.imrpress.com/journal/CEOG/48/5/10.31083/j.ceog4805194müllerian anomalyrobert's uterusseptate uterusultrasound |
| spellingShingle | Ji-Chen Wang De-Ying Wei Chen Su Qi Han Yong-Hao Gai Intraoperative management of a Robert’s uterus without hematometra in blind hemi-cavity preoperatively misdiagnosed as septate uterus Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology müllerian anomaly robert's uterus septate uterus ultrasound |
| title | Intraoperative management of a Robert’s uterus without hematometra in blind hemi-cavity preoperatively misdiagnosed as septate uterus |
| title_full | Intraoperative management of a Robert’s uterus without hematometra in blind hemi-cavity preoperatively misdiagnosed as septate uterus |
| title_fullStr | Intraoperative management of a Robert’s uterus without hematometra in blind hemi-cavity preoperatively misdiagnosed as septate uterus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intraoperative management of a Robert’s uterus without hematometra in blind hemi-cavity preoperatively misdiagnosed as septate uterus |
| title_short | Intraoperative management of a Robert’s uterus without hematometra in blind hemi-cavity preoperatively misdiagnosed as septate uterus |
| title_sort | intraoperative management of a robert s uterus without hematometra in blind hemi cavity preoperatively misdiagnosed as septate uterus |
| topic | müllerian anomaly robert's uterus septate uterus ultrasound |
| url | https://www.imrpress.com/journal/CEOG/48/5/10.31083/j.ceog4805194 |
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