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Accessory cavitated uterine malformation (ACUM): A hidden face of dysmenorrhea

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Author Details : Rana Mondal*, Priya Bhave

Volume : 9, Issue : 4, Year : 2022

Article Page : 452-465

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijogr.2022.087

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Abstract

Background: Accessory cavitated uterine malformations, or mass (ACUM) is a Mullerian anomaly which increasingly recognized as a cause of severe dysmenorrhoea and pelvic pain.
Objective: To know what ACUMs are and recognize their clinical presentation, able to diagnose an ACUM using ultrasound or MRI; and counsel patients with ACUMs on the different management options, including conservative, medical, and surgery.
Conclusion and Wider Implication: ACUMs are less rare than previously believed; hence ACUM diagnosis is essential in clinically suspicious cases via ultrasound and MRI, and intra-operative assessment of uterine morphology and laparoscopic surgical excision is the definitive treatment for ACUM.

Keywords: Accessory cavitated uterine malformations, Dysmenorrhoea, Mullerian anomaly, Dyspareunia

How to cite : Mondal R, Bhave P, Accessory cavitated uterine malformation (ACUM): A hidden face of dysmenorrhea. Indian J Obstet Gynecol Res 2022;9(4):452-465

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