Hydrocolpos - Misplaced Pages

Medical condition

Hydrocolpos is the distension of the vagina caused by accumulation of fluid due to congenital vaginal obstruction. The obstruction is often caused by an imperforate hymen or less commonly a transverse vaginal septum. The fluid consists of cervical and endometrial mucus or in rare instances urine accumulated through a vesicovaginal fistula proximal to the obstruction. In some cases, it is associated with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome. If it occurs in prepubertal girls, it may show up as abdominal swelling. It may be detected by using ultrasound. Prenatal diagnosis and early newborn imaging studies leads to early detection and treatment of these cases. It may also present at birth as a distended lower abdomen and vagina. It also associated with vaginal atresia. A high index of suspicion for hydrocolpos in a newborn presenting with fetal diagnosis of infraumbilical abdominal mass will facilitate timely intervention and prevention of complications.

References

"Bardet-Biedl Syndrome - NORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders)". NORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders). Retrieved 2017-12-23.
^ Voos, Kristin; Weiner, Julie; Costalez, Jessica; Murthy, Vydehi (2013). "Two Neonates with Congenital Hydrocolpos". Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2013: 692504. doi:10.1155/2013/692504. PMC 3728535. PMID 23956910.

v t e Vaginal anatomy
Development throughout the life span	Embryology Secondary sex characteristics Menopause
Support structures	Pelvic diaphragm Levator ani Pubococcygeus muscle Bones Pubis Ilium Ischium
Tissues	Vaginal epithelium Vaginal cytology Vaginal artery Vaginal venous plexus
Vaginal microbiota	List of bacterial vaginosis microbiota Vaginal microbiota Vaginal microbiota in pregnancy List of microbiotic species in the vagina
Congenital vaginal defects	Imperforate hymen WNT4 deficiency Vaginal adenosis Cloacal exstrophy Vaginal agenesis Vaginal hypoplasia Vaginal atresia Congenital vaginal fistula Persistent cloaca Urogenital sinus Hydrocolpos Hematocolpos
Surgical and Radiological treatments	Hymenectomy Vaginoplasty Vaginectomy Radical hysterectomy Vaginal cuff Vaginal brachytherapy Culdoscopy Culdocentesis Episiotomy Colpocleisis Hymenorrhaphy Radical cystectomy
Acquired and structural pathologies	cystocele Pelvic organ prolapse Vaginal stenosis Vaginal discharge Atrophic vaginitis
Infections	Sexually transmitted infections Vaginal yeast infections
Malignant growths	vaginal cancer
Benign growths	Vaginal fibroid Vaginal polyp

Female diseases of the pelvis and genitals

Internal

Adnexa

Ovary	Endometriosis of ovary Female infertility Ovulatory disorder Anovulation Oligoovulation Poor ovarian reserve Mittelschmerz Oophoritis Ovarian apoplexy Ovarian cyst Corpus luteum cyst Follicular cyst of ovary Theca lutein cyst Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome Ovarian cancer Ovarian torsion Paraovarian cyst
Fallopian tube	Female infertility Fallopian tube obstruction Fallopian tube cancer Hematosalpinx Hydrosalpinx Salpingitis

Uterus

Endometrium

Asherman's syndrome Dysfunctional uterine bleeding Endometrial hyperplasia Endometrial polyp Endometriosis Endometritis
Menstruation	Flow Amenorrhea Hypomenorrhea Oligoamenorrhea Oligomenorrhea Polymenorrhea (epimenorrhea) Pain Dysmenorrhea Premenstrual syndrome Timing Menorrhagia (hypermenorrhea) Metrorrhagia Mixed Menometrorrhagia Polymenorrhagia Other Metropathia haemorrhagica
Female infertility Recurrent miscarriage

Myometrium

Parametrium

Parametritis

Cervix

General

Vagina

Hematocolpos / Hydrocolpos Leukorrhea / Vaginal discharge Vaginitis Atrophic vaginitis Bacterial vaginosis Candidal vulvovaginitis Hydrocolpos Vaginal atresia Vaginal anomalies
Sexual dysfunction	Dyspareunia Hypoactive sexual desire disorder Sexual arousal disorder Vaginal cancer Vaginismus
Urogenital fistulas Ureterovaginal Vesicovaginal Obstetric fistula Rectovaginal fistula Prolapse Cystocele Cul-de-sac hernia Enterocele Rectocele Sigmoidocele Urethrocele
Vaginal bleeding Postcoital bleeding

Other

External

Vulva	Vulvar cancer Bartholin's cyst Kraurosis vulvae Vestibular papillomatosis Vulvitis Vulvodynia Persistent genital arousal disorder

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