Lower vaginal atresia

Last revised by Francis Deng on 5 Apr 2021

Lower vaginal atresia is a type of vagina atresia where the lower 3rd of the vagina fails to develop.

Patients may present with primary amenorrhea with progressive cyclical abdominal pain.

It is usually not considered a type of Mullerian duct anomaly. It occurs from a failure of recanalization of the urogenital sinus.

May show a hydrometrocolpos or hematometrocolpos due to obstruction although the upper vagina may distend more than uterine cavity.

Considerations include

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