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Case Reports
. 2025 May 21:61:103075.
doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2025.103075. eCollection 2025 Jul.

Rectovaginal fistula in a patient with Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome

Puvvada Sandeep  1 , S Shanthakumar  1 , Venkata Mahesh Chalumuru  1 , D Ramesh  1 , Tarun Dilip Javali  1
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Rectovaginal fistula in a patient with Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome

Puvvada Sandeep et al. Urol Case Rep. .

Abstract

MRKH syndrome is defined by the congenital absence of the uterus and the upper two-thirds of the vagina in females, who otherwise exhibit normal secondary sexual characteristics and possess a typical 46, XX karyotype. Here we report a case of 23 year old female diagnosed with Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome when presenting with features of rectovaginal fistula.

Keywords: Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome; Rectovaginal fistula.

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Showing the rectovaginal fistula
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Showing the abnormal communication between the mid third of vagina approximately 4cm above the anal verge.
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