Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich Syndrome: A Mini-review
Childhood Kidney Diseases
;
: 12-16, 2018.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-739188
ABSTRACT
Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich (HWW) syndrome is a rare congenital malformation syndrome that is characterized by a triad of uterine didelphys, blind hemivagina, and ipsilateral renal agenesis. There is a wide variety of phenotypic presentation which is recognized as a spectrum of disease rather than a separate entity. The exact incidence and pathogenesis of HWW syndrome are yet to be investigated. While this disease typically involves adolescent girls who present with abdominal pain or a pelvic mass that is secondary to hematocolpos, nowadays, a majority of potential patients with HWW are being prenatally screened for renal anomalies. Therefore, it is recommended to search for uterovaginal anomalies whenever a multicystic dysplastic kidney or the absence of a kidney is noted in a newborn female, and the role of pediatric nephrologists has become ever more important for early recognition of the disease.
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Main subject:
Abdominal Pain
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Incidence
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Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney
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Hematocolpos
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Kidney
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
Language:
English
Journal:
Childhood Kidney Diseases
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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