Imperforate Hymen Presenting as Acute Urinary Retention in A 14-Year-Old Nigerian Girl

Acute urinary retention in adolescent females is rare, just like imperforate hymen. We present a case of acute urinary retention secondary to imperforate hymen in a 14-year-old Nigerian girl. Its diagnosis and treatment are discussed with a brief review of literature. We highlight the need for a tho...

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Autores principales: Anselm, Obi O., Ezegwui, Uzor H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3214286/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22091343
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2006-8808.73623
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description Acute urinary retention in adolescent females is rare, just like imperforate hymen. We present a case of acute urinary retention secondary to imperforate hymen in a 14-year-old Nigerian girl. Its diagnosis and treatment are discussed with a brief review of literature. We highlight the need for a thorough evaluation in the female patient presenting with acute urinary retention, and also the need to provide better health facilities in rural areas in developing countries such as ours.
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spelling pubmed-32142862011-11-16 Imperforate Hymen Presenting as Acute Urinary Retention in A 14-Year-Old Nigerian Girl Anselm, Obi O. Ezegwui, Uzor H. J Surg Tech Case Rep Case Report Acute urinary retention in adolescent females is rare, just like imperforate hymen. We present a case of acute urinary retention secondary to imperforate hymen in a 14-year-old Nigerian girl. Its diagnosis and treatment are discussed with a brief review of literature. We highlight the need for a thorough evaluation in the female patient presenting with acute urinary retention, and also the need to provide better health facilities in rural areas in developing countries such as ours. Medknow Publications 2010 /pmc/articles/PMC3214286/ /pubmed/22091343 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2006-8808.73623 Text en © Journal of Surgical Technique and Case Report http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_full_unstemmed Imperforate Hymen Presenting as Acute Urinary Retention in A 14-Year-Old Nigerian Girl
title_short Imperforate Hymen Presenting as Acute Urinary Retention in A 14-Year-Old Nigerian Girl
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3214286/
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