1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mofumahadi Manapo Mopeli Regional Hospital, Phuthaditjhaba, Free State, South Africa.
2 Department of Paediatrics and Neonatology, Mofumahadi Manapo Mopeli Regional Hospital, Phuthaditjhaba, Free State, South Africa.
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2025, 27(01), 1021-1026
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2025.27.1.2345
Received on 06 May 2025; revised on 14 June 2025; accepted on 16 June 2025
Uterus didelphys is a congenital malformation of the Müllerian duct that occurs due to complete failure of the ipsilateral ducts. Müllerian duct anomalies have a prevalence of 2-3%, with 11% and 43% having uterus didelphys and renal anomalies, respectively. We want to report the case of a patient with uterus didelphys and pregnancy in both uteri. Case presentation: A 26-year-old patient had a previous cesarean section in 2016 due to breech presentation. She was referred with a diagnosis of twin pregnancy at 26 weeks and 2 days. The ultrasound and the report indicated uterus didelphys with one fetus in each uterus. On examination, the speculum showed two cervices, but no septum was observed. The patient was treated as a normal twin pregnancy until 34 weeks. After lung maturation, the patient was scheduled for elective cesarean section. A 2600g female baby girl with an Apgar score of 8/8 and placental weight of 415 g was delivered. An 1840 g female baby girl with an Apgar score of 9/9 and placental weight of 300 g was delivered. The patient and both babies performed well. Conclusions: Uterus didelphys is a rare anomaly and accounts for 8% of congenital anomalies of the female reproductive tract, often undiagnosed. It occurs in 0.3% of the total population and 0.1% to 0.5% of the healthy fertile population. In most cases, this anomaly is asymptomatic and is detected accidentally, which probably explains the inaccurate assessment of its frequency.
Didelphys; Multiple Pregnancy; Previous Cesarean Section; Müllerian Duct
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Leandro Torriente Vizcaino, Danelys Cuellar Herrera, Thapelo Isaac Matsoso, Maleke Moloi, Reabaone Keepile and Aziwihangwisi Mutanuni. Double pregnancy in Didelphys Uterus. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2025, 27(01), 1021-1026. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2025.27.1.2345.
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