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Minimally invasive technique for the reconstruction of the cervix in cervical atresia

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Cervical atresia is a challenging anomaly with an invasive management. We describe a case of cervical atresia who had multiple surgeries before this case was treated by using a minimal invasive technique by inserting gastrostomy tube with guide wire through the vagina and inflate the gastrostomy balloon inside the uterus to create a patent cervical tunnel, under ultrasound guidance. The patient recovered and was observed for 10 months after the procedure and developed a regular cycle with no cyclical pain.

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Authors’ contributions

A Alobaid: protocol management, data collection

G Althubaiti: protocol management, data collection and analysis

A Al-Lehibi: protocol management

L Aldakhil: review of the manuscript

R Ali: data collection, data analysis, writing the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women’s Specialized Hospital, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, 11525, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Abdulaziz Alobaid & Roua Ali

  2. Department of Medical Specialties, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, 11525, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Abed Al-Lehibi

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, King Khaled University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Lateefa O AlDakhil

  4. Department of Plastic Surgery, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, 11525, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Ghazi Althubaiti

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Correspondence to Abdulaziz Alobaid.

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All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. IRB approval was obtained under log# 16-038.

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Alobaid, A., Ali, R., Al-Lehibi, A. et al. Minimally invasive technique for the reconstruction of the cervix in cervical atresia. Gynecol Surg 13, 473–478 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10397-016-0981-1

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