Diverse ultrasound image features of unilateral genital tract obstruction with ipsilateral renal anomaly syndrome on genitourinary system segmental sequential ultrasound screening and the accuracy of ultrasonic diagnosis.

BACKGROUND

Unilateral genital tract obstruction with ipsilateral renal anomaly (UGTOIRA) syndrome is a rare congenital urogenital anomaly, characterized by different combinations of uterine abnormalities, unilateral cervical-vaginal obstruction, and ipsilateral renal abnormalities. Timely and correct diagnosis is critical. In this study, we analyzed the diverse ultrasound image features of UGTOIRA syndrome on genitourinary system segmental sequential ultrasound screening (SSUS) and the accuracy of ultrasonic diagnosis.

METHODS

The data from 59 patients with UGTOIRA syndrome over the last decade were analyzed retrospectively, which included ultrasound presentations and diagnoses of abnormalities of the uterus, cervix, and vagina, as well as the conditions associated with the bilateral fallopian tubes, ovaries, pelvis, kidneys and ureters, bladder, and urethra.

RESULTS

All 59 patients (100%) were found to have ipsilateral renal agenesis, and the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound was 100%. The uterus was correctively diagnosed as complete bicorporal uterus in 42 cases (71.2%), bicorporal septate uterus in 7 cases (11.9%), complete uterus septate in 8 cases (13.6%), partial uterus septate in 1 case (1.7%), and unilateral isthmus atresia in 1 case (1.7%). The cervix was correctively diagnosed as septate cervix in 28 cases (47.5%), double cervix in 17 cases (28.8%), unilateral small cervix in 5 cases (8.5%), unilateral obliterated cervical orifice in 5 cases (8.5%), partial development of the unilateral cervix with a blind end in 3 cases (5.1%), and unilateral completely undeveloped cervix appearing as a normal cervix in 1 case (1.7%). The vagina was correctively diagnosed as oblique vaginal septum (OVS) in 45 cases (76.3%), and normal vagina in 13 cases (22.0%) via preoperative ultrasound. In 1 case (1/59, 1.7%) of high OVS with ipsilateral obliterated external cervical orifice, the OVS was missed by preoperative ultrasound. The ultrasound diagnostic accuracy rates of uterine malformation, cervical malformation, vaginal malformation, hematoma location and volume, uterine communication, and cervical communication were respectively 100%, 100%, 98.3%, 100%, 100%, and 100%. The ultrasonic detection rate for a hole on the OVS was 0%, and the missed diagnosis rate was 100%.

CONCLUSIONS

SSUS can be used to accurately evaluate uterine, cervical, and vaginal malformation, obstruction site, location and volume of keratocele, cervical or uterine communication, and ovarian endometriosis cyst in patients with UGTOIRA syndrome and ipsilateral urinary system malformation. However, ultrasound is unable to identify a hole on the OVS.