Mucometrocolpos

Mucometrocolpos is the abnormal accumulation of genital secretions (mucus) that occur as a result of an imperforate hymen and the buildup of these secretions behind the hymen. The secretions originate from uterine and cervical glands. It is a rare, congenital condition and usually occurs independent of other abnormal structures though inheritance can play a part in its occurrence. It also occurs with McKusick–Kaufman syndrome (MKS). Polydactyly and heart disease are associated with this condition. Diagnosis is challenging because symptoms also occur in a variety of other syndromes.{{Cite journal|last1=Yapar|first1=E. G.|last2=Ekici|first2=E.|last3=Aydogdu|first3=T.|last4=Senses|first4=E.|last5=Gökmen|first5=O.|date=1996-12-18|title=Diagnostic problems in a case with mucometrocolpos, polydactyly, congenital heart disease, and skeletal dysplasia|journal=American Journal of Medical Genetics|volume=66|issue=3|pages=343–346|doi=10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19961218)66:3<343::AID-AJMG19>3.0.CO;2-M|issn=0148-7299|pmid=8985498}} Secretions can build up and extend as far as the uterus and abdomen.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JL5sAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Mucometrocolpos%22|title=Neonatal and pediatric ultrasonography|last=Babcock|first=Diane S.|date=January 1989|publisher=Churchill Livingstone|isbn=9780443086069|language=en}} Mucometrocolpos can sometimes cause abdominal distention.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=djcLBgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Mucometrocolpos%22&pg=PA283|title=Common Surgical Diseases: An Algorithmic Approach to Problem Solving|last1=Saclarides|first1=Theodore J.|last2=Myers|first2=Jonathan A.|last3=Millikan|first3=Keith W.|date=2015-01-02|publisher=Springer|isbn=9781493915651|language=en}} The build up of mucous secretions can occur prior to adolescence unrelated to menstruation.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JKP2x7b1OJYC&dq=Mucometrocolpos&pg=PA556|title=Symptoms and Signs in Pediatric Surgery|last=Kaiser|first=Georges L.|date=2012-12-13|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=9783642311611|language=en}} Many cases can be detected prenatally.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aFnhCgAAQBAJ&dq=Mucometrocolpos&pg=PA867|title=Human Malformations and Related Anomalies|last=Stevenson|first=Roger E.|date=2015-10-27|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780199386031|language=en}}{{Cite journal|last1=Dosedla|first1=Erik|last2=Kacerovsky|first2=Marian|last3=Calda|first3=Pavel|date=2011-03-01|title=Prenatal diagnosis of hydrometrocolpos in a down syndrome fetus|journal=Journal of Clinical Ultrasound|language=en|volume=39|issue=3|pages=169–171|doi=10.1002/jcu.20785|pmid=21387330|s2cid=11211408|issn=1097-0096|url=https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00607636/document}} Treatment is surgical and is specific for each case. After treatment, many females are still able to conceive and carry a pregnancy to term.