A Case of Imperforate Hymen with Acute Urinary Retention.
10.3339/jkspn.2011.15.1.86
- Author:
Lim CHOI
1
;
Sea Eun CHO
;
Hyung Eun YIM
;
Kee Hwan YOO
;
Young Sook HONG
;
Joo Won LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Guro Hospital, Korea University, Seoul, Korea. chlfla@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Imperforate hymen;
Acute urinary retention
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Amenorrhea;
Anuria;
Dysuria;
Female;
Humans;
Hymen;
Incidence;
Menstruation;
Retention (Psychology);
Urinary Retention
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Pediatric Nephrology
2011;15(1):86-89
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Imperforate hymen is, with an incidence of 0.1%, a rare female anomaly, which can appear with symptoms such as lower abdominal pain, primary amenorrhea, dysuria, anuria, caused by retention of menstrual blood after the onset of menstruation. Generally urinary retention is caused by psychological conditions, drug effect, infection or congenital anomaly causing acute urinary obstruction. We experienced a patient with symptoms of acute urinary retention, suggesting acute urinary obstruction. The cause for the retention turned out to be an imperforated hymen, which should therefore be mentioned in the literature as a possible cause in cases suspected of urinary retention.
