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Medical condition
Unicornuate uterus
A unicornuate uterus as seen on a hysterosalpingogram
Specialty
Gynaecology
A unicornuate uterus represents a uterine malformation where the uterus is formed from one only of the paired Müllerian ducts while the other Müllerian duct does not develop or only in a rudimentary fashion. The sometimes called hemi-uterus has a single horn linked to the ipsilateral fallopian tube that faces its ovary.[1]
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