COMMUNICATING DOUBLE UTERUS WITH OBSTRUCTED HEMIVAGINA AND SUBSEQUENTABSCESS FORMATION - A CASE-REPORT

Background: Communicating double uterine anomalies are defined as mull erian defects which involve two hemiuteri with communication between t he uterine halves. Nine subcategories of communicating uterine anomali es have been described; only two of these subcategories are associated with hemivaginal obstruction. Case: An 11-year-old white female was b rought to the Emergency Department with fever and acute pelvic pain. T his condition was found to be caused by abscess formation behind an ob structed left hemivagina with involvement of a communicating double ut erine anomaly. Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the first case re port involving a communicating double uterine anomaly in which fever w as a presenting symptom.