Simonetti Igino, Trovato Piero, Verde Francesco, Tarotto Luca, Della Casa Roberto, Lonardo Maria Concetta, Vallone Gianfranco, Caprio Maria Grazia
Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Department of Translational Medicine-Section of Pediatrics, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
J Ultrasound. 2018 Sep;21(3):249-252. doi: 10.1007/s40477-018-0290-9. Epub 2018 Mar 3.
Persistent urogenital sinus (PUGS) is a congenital pathological condition characterized by an abnormal communication between the urethra and vagina, which has an estimated incidence of 0.6/10,000 female births. It could be the only known malformation or part of a syndrome. PUGS is commonly shown by a pelvic mass, related to a distended bladder, hydrometrocolpos which is due to an obstruction leading to the dilation of the vagina and uterus (i.e., imperforate hymen, transverse vaginal septum or atresia, and PUGS) or both. We present a case of female patient with classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia, diagnosed on the 7th day of life, with ambiguous genitalia, untreated surgically only with hormone therapy by parental decision. The patient, at the age of 5 years and 5 months, came to our observation for a pelvic ultrasound, which revealed retrovesical neoformation with anechoic content and regular walls. We performed the ultrasound examination that showed the dilation of the cervix and the vaginal canal with anechoic finely corpuscolated content in the declining portion, compatible with hydrometrocolpos from probable persistence of the urogenital sinus. The voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) confirmed the ultrasound diagnosis, with evidence of urogenital sinus. In conclusion, ultrasound is the first diagnostic tool, but need to be completed by other technical procedures, which VCUG or magnetic resonance imaging to observe the site of fusion of the urinary and genital tract.
持续性泌尿生殖窦(PUGS)是一种先天性病理状况,其特征为尿道与阴道之间存在异常连通,估计在每10000例女性出生中发生率为0.6例。它可能是唯一已知的畸形,也可能是综合征的一部分。PUGS通常表现为盆腔肿块,与膀胱扩张、积水性阴道积脓有关,后者是由于梗阻导致阴道和子宫扩张(即处女膜闭锁、阴道横隔或闭锁以及PUGS)或两者皆有。我们报告一例患有经典型先天性肾上腺增生的女性患者,出生第7天确诊,伴有生殖器模糊,仅经家长决定采用激素治疗而未进行手术治疗。该患者5岁5个月时因盆腔超声检查前来我院就诊,超声显示膀胱后新生物,内容物无回声,壁规则。我们进行的超声检查显示宫颈和阴道管扩张,下降部分有无回声且有细小细胞成分,符合可能因泌尿生殖窦持续存在导致的积水性阴道积脓。排尿性膀胱尿道造影(VCUG)证实了超声诊断,显示存在泌尿生殖窦。总之,超声是首要的诊断工具,但需要通过其他技术手段(如VCUG或磁共振成像)来观察泌尿生殖道融合部位以完善诊断。