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Congenital Malformations of the Uterus

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Congenital malformations of the uterus, also termed Müllerian duct anomalies (MDA), are an uncommon, but often treatable, cause of infertility. Estimates of its frequency vary widely owing to different patient populations, nonstandardized classification systems, and differences in diagnostic data acquisition. Because normal pregnancies can occur in women with MDA and the anomalies are mostly discovered in cases of patients presenting with infertility, the reported prevalence of MDA in the general population is probably underestimated.

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  1. Institute of Radiology, Luzerner Kantonsspital, CH-6000, Luzern, Switzerland

    Justus Roos MD

  2. Institute of Radiology, Kantonsspital Baden AG, CH-5404, Baden, Switzerland

    Gligor Milosevic MD & Rahel A. Kubik-Huch MD, MPH

  3. Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Kantonsspital Baden AG, CH-5404, Baden, Switzerland

    Martin Heubner MD

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Roos, J., Milosevic, G., Heubner, M., Kubik-Huch, R.A. (2017). Congenital Malformations of the Uterus. In: Forstner, R., Cunha, T.M., Hamm, B. (eds) MRI and CT of the Female Pelvis. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2017_1

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