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Radswiki T, Campos A, Knipe H, et al. Lower vaginal atresia. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 02 May 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-14957
Disclosures:
At the time the article was last revised Henry Knipe had the following disclosures:
- Integral Diagnostics, Shareholder (ongoing)
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Lower vaginal atresia is a type of vaginal atresia where the lower third of the vagina fails to develop.
Patients may present with primary amenorrhea with progressive cyclical abdominal pain.
It is usually not considered a type of Mullerian duct anomaly. It occurs from a failure of recanalization of the urogenital sinus.
Imaging may show a hydrometrocolpos or hematometrocolpos due to obstruction, although the upper vagina may distend more than the uterine cavity.
Considerations include
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