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An unusual case of acute urinary retention in young females
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An unusual case of acute urinary retention in young females

M I Seleem, G M Ismail and H M du Preez
Saudi medical journal, Vol.21(8), pp.775-776
01/08/2000
PMID: 11423895

Abstract

Abdominal Pain - etiology Acute Disease Adolescent Child Diagnosis, Differential Drainage Female Hematocolpos - complications Hematocolpos - diagnostic imaging Hematocolpos - surgery Humans Hymen - surgery Recurrence Ultrasonography Urinary Retention - etiology
Urinary retention is an unusual problem in females and may be psychogenic, especially in the young. However it is important to remember that there are also organic causes for retention. We present 2 cases of an uncommon cause of urinary retention in the young female, namely hematocolpos.

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