The paper focuses on anatomical varieties of developmental anomalies of female vagina’s outlet, emphasizing the role of their early recognition in preventing retrograde menstruation by surgical treatment at the beginning of puberty. Three different types of vaginal outlet obstruction are described: imperforate hymen from the group of hymen misdevelopment, transversal vaginal septum from the gro...

BACKGROUND Abdominal swelling is an uncommon presentation in newborn babies. A combination of huge abdominal swelling, obstructive uropathy and imperforate hymen in newborns has not been reported in the medical literature. CASE DETAILS We report a 4 days old newborn with a rare presentation of hydrometrocolpos which posed a diagnostic challenge and consequently resulted in delays in diagnosis...

Hematocolpometra is one of the important cause in which there is accumulation of menstrual blood in endometrial cavity and vagina due to imperforate hymen in adolescent girls. Because urinary retention is rare in female patients, there is need for a thorough examination including ultrasound, CT or MRI to determine its exact cause and nature of fluid content. We herein present an interesting cas...