Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich Syndrome in pregnancy

Herlyn-Werner Wunderlich syndrome Mullerian ducts Wolffian ducts uterus didelphys haematocolpos haematometra

Authors

  • Novy Ngan Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Dr Soetomo Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia
  • Erry Gumilar Dahlan
    ety_emka@yahoo.com
    Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Dr Soetomo Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia
  • Eighty Mardiyan Kurniawati Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Dr Soetomo Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia
19 September 2019

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Objectives: To prevent Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome's complication in pregnancy

Case Report: Presenting 2 cases pregnant with Herlyn-Werner Wunderlich syndrome, which is both of the case diagnosed at teenage and becoming pregnant then delivered by cesarean due to severe preeclampsia.

Conclusion: High suspectious is needed to diagnose Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome and early diagnosis is better prognosis. The gold standard diagnostic is MRI. The treatment is resection of the vaginal septum, drainage, and marsupialization. Preconception Counseling is important to prevent or to reduce the pregnancy complications.

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