Design: We present a stepwise narrated demonstration of our laparoscopic technique for a noncommunicating rudimentary horn resection.
Setting: Referral Center in Upstate NY.
Patients or Participants: 38-year-old G0P0 female with dysmenorrhea and prolonged irregular bleeding.
Interventions: Evaluation performed with transvaginal ultrasound, MRI, renal US, and chromopertubation. Key laparoscopic steps include retroperitoneal dissection with lateralization of the ureters, isolation of uterine horn blood supply and repair of uterine serosal defect.
Measurements and Main Results: Resolution of dysmenorrhea
Conclusion: Laparoscopic resection of a noncommunicating rudimentary horn can be safely performed when following key steps.
Ayyappan, AA*. University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, ME, Jaworski, E. Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, Wilson-Leedy, J. Columbia Memorial Hospital, Hudson, NY