GYNECOLOGIC AND OBSTETRIC INVESTIGATION, vol.79, no.1, pp.69-72, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)
Chronic Abdominal Pain in a Patient with Escobar Syndrome
By:Ural, UM (Ural, Ulku Mete)[ 1 ] ; Tekin, YB (Tekin, Yesim Bayoglu)[ 1 ] ; Sahin, FK (Sahin, Figen Kir)[ 1 ] ; Erdivanli, B (Erdivanli, Basar)[ 2 ] ; Kazdal, H (Kazdal, Hizir)[ 2 ]
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GYNECOLOGIC AND OBSTETRIC INVESTIGATION
Volume: 79
Issue: 1
Pages: 69-72
DOI: 10.1159/000365330
Published: 2015
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Abstract
Escobar syndrome is characterized with multiple pterygia or webs of the skin and multiple congenital anomalies. We present a 15-year-old patient with Escobar syndrome who complained of persistent blunt abdominal pain for 1 year. Preoperative evaluation confirmed the diagnosis of imperforate hymen, and the patient underwent hymenectomy under intravenous sedation. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful and her complaints resolved completely. After a 3-month follow-up, she reported having normal menstrual bleeding intervals each month without any complications. Patients with Escobar syndrome may suffer from abdominal pain due to imperforate hymen. Careful evaluation of these patients must include a complete gynaecological assessment and, if indicated, surgical treatment must be performed without delay. (C) 2014 S. Karger AG, Basel
Keywords
Author Keywords:Escobar syndrome; Multiple pterygium syndrome; Imperforate hymen; Abdominal pain
KeyWords Plus:MULTIPLE PTERYGIUM SYNDROME; PELVIC PAIN