{"title":"Endometriosis in unicornuate uterus with non-communicating rudimentary horn","authors":"J. Gichuhi, R. Parkar, D. Ondieki","doi":"10.4314/EAMJ.V92I10","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Endometriosis, defined as the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity, is itself an enigmatic and multifaceted pathology, a puzzle whose manifold piece remain largely disconnected despite some decades of investigation. Its medical history and clinical presentation is heterogeneous. Endometriosis affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age, given its high prevalence and that women with endometriosis may have severe pelvic pain and infertility, endometriosis poses a significant health problem. Evaluating and understanding the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis of the endometriosis is critical in the management of this debilitating disease. A rare case of endometriosis in a patient with congenital anomaly-Unicornuate uterus with one unconnected rudimentary horn is presented.","PeriodicalId":11399,"journal":{"name":"East African medical journal","volume":"92 1","pages":"507-511"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2015-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"East African medical journal","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4314/EAMJ.V92I10","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Endometriosis, defined as the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity, is itself an enigmatic and multifaceted pathology, a puzzle whose manifold piece remain largely disconnected despite some decades of investigation. Its medical history and clinical presentation is heterogeneous. Endometriosis affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age, given its high prevalence and that women with endometriosis may have severe pelvic pain and infertility, endometriosis poses a significant health problem. Evaluating and understanding the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis of the endometriosis is critical in the management of this debilitating disease. A rare case of endometriosis in a patient with congenital anomaly-Unicornuate uterus with one unconnected rudimentary horn is presented.
期刊介绍:
The East African Medical Journal is published every month. It is intended for publication of papers on original work and reviews of all aspects of medicine. Communications bearing on clinical and basic research on problems relevant to East Africa and other African countries will receive special attention. Papers submitted for publication are accepted only on the understanding they will not be published elsewhere without the permission of the Editor-in-Chief