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Uterus didelphys with obstructed hemivagina and ipsilateral renal agenesis is a rare and specific entity referred to as Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome. It usually presents after menarche with remittent pelvic pain and a palpable pelvic mass due to hematocolpos. It rarely presents with primary infertility in early adulthood. In this report, a case of Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome with primary infertility in a young woman is described with MR imaging findings.
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Sarac, A., Demir, M.K. Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome: a rare cause of infertility (2009: 2b). Eur Radiol 19, 1306–1308 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-008-1085-8
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