BACKGROUND Imperforate hymen is a rare obstructive anomaly of the female reproductive tract.It is associated with complications,such as cyclical abdominal pain,urinary retention,and pelvic mass.CASE SUMMARY A 13-year-...BACKGROUND Imperforate hymen is a rare obstructive anomaly of the female reproductive tract.It is associated with complications,such as cyclical abdominal pain,urinary retention,and pelvic mass.CASE SUMMARY A 13-year-old girl presented several times to the emergency room with lower abdominal pain for a year.She received conservative treatment,such as pain control,at each visit.She visited our gynecological clinic for worsening pain,and a 14-cm hematocolpos was found on ultrasonography.She was finally diagnosed with an imperforate hymen with hematocolpometra.Hymenectomy was performed,which resulted in event-free regular cyclical menstruation.CONCLUSION Imperforate hymen should be considered in a premenarcheal adolescent girl with periodic abdominal pain.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Imperforate hymen is a rare obstructive anomaly of the female reproductive tract.It is associated with complications,such as cyclical abdominal pain,urinary retention,and pelvic mass.CASE SUMMARY A 13-year-old girl presented several times to the emergency room with lower abdominal pain for a year.She received conservative treatment,such as pain control,at each visit.She visited our gynecological clinic for worsening pain,and a 14-cm hematocolpos was found on ultrasonography.She was finally diagnosed with an imperforate hymen with hematocolpometra.Hymenectomy was performed,which resulted in event-free regular cyclical menstruation.CONCLUSION Imperforate hymen should be considered in a premenarcheal adolescent girl with periodic abdominal pain.
