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Complete labial fusion with urinary incontinence in a postmenopausal woman: A case report

An 83-year-old woman presented to a rural general hospital with urinary incontinence. She was diagnosed with complete labial fusion caused by genitourinary syndrome of menopause. She was successfully treated with surgical separation followed by hydrocolloid dressings. Genitourinary syndrome of menop...

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Autores principales: Kotoku, Rakan, Orita, Yuji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9667198/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36406176
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crwh.2022.e00465
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description An 83-year-old woman presented to a rural general hospital with urinary incontinence. She was diagnosed with complete labial fusion caused by genitourinary syndrome of menopause. She was successfully treated with surgical separation followed by hydrocolloid dressings. Genitourinary syndrome of menopause often remains undiagnosed due to patient embarrassment. Greater recognition of this condition in primary care can improve patient access to appropriate treatment and improve quality of life.
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spelling pubmed-96671982022-11-17 Complete labial fusion with urinary incontinence in a postmenopausal woman: A case report Kotoku, Rakan Orita, Yuji Case Rep Womens Health Article An 83-year-old woman presented to a rural general hospital with urinary incontinence. She was diagnosed with complete labial fusion caused by genitourinary syndrome of menopause. She was successfully treated with surgical separation followed by hydrocolloid dressings. Genitourinary syndrome of menopause often remains undiagnosed due to patient embarrassment. Greater recognition of this condition in primary care can improve patient access to appropriate treatment and improve quality of life. Elsevier 2022-11-08 /pmc/articles/PMC9667198/ /pubmed/36406176 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crwh.2022.e00465 Text en © 2022 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title_fullStr Complete labial fusion with urinary incontinence in a postmenopausal woman: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Complete labial fusion with urinary incontinence in a postmenopausal woman: A case report
title_short Complete labial fusion with urinary incontinence in a postmenopausal woman: A case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9667198/
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