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Leiomyoma of the Female Urethra with Intermittent Urinary Retention: A Case Report

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Urethral leiomyomas are rare begin mesenchymal tumors that arise from thesmooth muscle of the urethra. Most reported cases in the literature have occurred inwomen of child bearing age. These tumors present with a variety of symptoms.Excision is curative however occasional cases of relapse have been described. Herewe describe a case of a female teenager who presented with intermittent urinaryretention and final histopathological diagnosis of leiomyoma of the distal urethrafollowing excision. She had an uneventful recovery and has remained completelysymptom-free. To the best of our knowledge, this is first case of urethral leiomyomain Pakistan that has presented with a history of recurrent urinary retention.

Source: DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

Authors: Rukhsana Aslam, Rehan Mohsin, Muhammed Mubarak, Altaf Hashmi, Adeebul Hassan Rizvi

Institutions: Civil Hospital Karachi, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation

Language: English

Topic: Urologic and reproductive health conditions

Subfield: Rheumatology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2097961644

FWCI: 0.273

Cites: 10

Cited by: 2

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