Persistent Müllerian duct syndrome diagnosed incidentally: a case report

Authors

  • Nazish Fatima Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Zareen Kiran Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3422-9359
  • Khalil Ullah Shabbir Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Akhtar Ali Baloch Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.9172

Keywords:

Cryptorchidism, rudimentary uterus, anti-mullerian hormone, Müllerian duct derivatives, differences in sex development, ultrasonography

Abstract

Persistent Müllerian Duct syndrome is a rare male disorder of sexual development. The phenotypically and genotypically male patient presents with female internal organs (i.e., uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes and upper part of vagina) due to deficiency of anti-mullerian hormone or insensitivity of tissues to Anti Mullerian Hormone.

We present a 19 year old male who came with complaint of right iliac fossa pain. He was investigated for acute appendicitis and on imaging, he was diagnosed to have bilateral cryptorchidism with rudimentary uterus. Computed tomography followed by pelvic ultrasonography was done which indicated two testes in abdomen and a soft tissue density structure, identified as a rudimentary uterus located posterior to the urinary bladder. CT scan findings were further confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging pelvis. A trial of stepwise orchidopexy followed by orchidectomy with removal of rudimentary uterus was performed laparoscopically.

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Published

2023-10-30

How to Cite

Fatima, N., Kiran, Z., Shabbir, K. U., & Baloch, A. A. (2023). Persistent Müllerian duct syndrome diagnosed incidentally: a case report. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 73(11), 2280–2283. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.9172

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Section

Case Report