Hydrocolpos

Hydrocolpos is the distension of the vagina caused by accumulation of fluid due to congenital vaginal obstruction. The obstruction is often caused by an imperforate hymen or less commonly a transverse vaginal septum. The fluid consists of cervical and endometrial mucus or in rare instances urine accumulated through a vesicovaginal fistula proximal to the obstruction. In some cases, it is associated with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome.^[1] If it occurs in prepubertal girls, it may show up as abdominal swelling. It may be detected by using ultrasound. It may also present at birth as a distended lower abdomen and vagina. It also associated with vaginal atresia.

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v t e Vaginal anatomy
Development throughout the life span	Embryology Secondary sex characteristics Menopause
Support structures	Pelvic diaphragm Levator ani Pubococcygeus muscle Bones Pubis Ilium Ischium
Tissues	Vaginal epithelium Vaginal cytology Vaginal artery Vaginal venous plexus
Vaginal microbiota	List of bacterial vaginosis microbiota Vaginal microbiota Vaginal microbiota in pregnancy List of microbiotic species in the vagina
Congenital vaginal defects	Imperforate hymen WNT4 deficiency Vaginal adenosis Cloacal exstrophy Vaginal agenesis Vaginal hypoplasia Vaginal atresia Congenital vaginal fistula Persistent cloaca Urogenital sinus Hydrocolpos Hematocolpos
Surgical and Radiological treatments	Hymenectomy Vaginoplasty Vaginectomy Radical hysterectomy Vaginal cuff Vaginal brachytherapy Culdoscopy Culdocentesis Episiotomy Colpocleisis Hymenorrhaphy Radical cystectomy
Acquired and structural pathologies	cystocele Pelvic organ prolapse Vaginal stenosis Vaginal discharge Atrophic vaginitis
Infections	Sexually transmitted infections Vaginal yeast infections
Malignant growths	vaginal cancer
Benign growths	Vaginal fibroid Vaginal polyp