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Although many of them are asymptomatic, it can present as poor reproductive outcomes or, rarely, pelvic organ prolapse. Reports of obstetric rupture in early gestation or prolapse in a didelphic uterus are exceedingly rare.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case presentation:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We present two contrasting cases that present differently in a didelphys uterus. First, a 26-year-old primigravida initially had an unexplained massive hemoperitoneum at 17\u00a0weeks of gestation. One uterine horn of a didelphys uterus ruptured during an emergency laparotomy, resulting in expulsion of the fetus and the placenta into the peritoneal cavity. This required a supracervical hysterectomy of the ruptured horn. The second case describes a 50-year-old postmenopausal woman with a 5-year history of vaginal mass and urinary symptoms. She was preoperatively diagnosed with third-degree uterovaginal prolapse and underwent transvaginal hysterectomy, during which a didelphic uterus was unexpectedly identified. Both patients recovered uneventfully after surgery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical discussion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These cases illustrate the diagnostic and intraoperative challenges of uterine didelphys. In the obstetric case, the anomaly was identified solely post-rupture, whereas in the gynecologic case, it was detected incidentally during prolapse surgery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Uterine didelphys can present across a wide spectrum \u2013 from life-threatening rupture to chronic prolapse. Clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicion in atypical presentations and be prepared for unexpected anatomy to ensure safe, individualized management.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1097\/rc9.0000000000000063","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,14]],"date-time":"2026-01-14T13:34:42Z","timestamp":1768397682000},"page":"296-302","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Uterine didelphys presenting as pelvic organ prolapse and second trimester uterine rupture: a case series and literature review"],"prefix":"10.1097","volume":"138","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-3808-7750","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Musie Negasi","family":"Gebreslase","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aksum University College of Health Science, Aksum, 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