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Published on: August 28, 2020
Female detrusor underactivity: Two uterine leiomyoma cases
Ayami Shimizu1, Ryuji Sakakibara2, Maki Nakata3
1Clinical Physiology Unit Sakura Medical Center Toho University Sakura Japan.
Introduction:
Female urinary retention is rare.
Case Presentation:
Case 1, a 35-year-old nulliparous woman, and case 2, a 47-year-old nulliparous woman, had transient urinary retention. A urodynamics revealed increased bladder sensation in case 1 and detrusor underactivity with a large post-void residual in cases 1 and 2. Both women had a uterine leiomyoma of >10 cm in diameter. Soon after extraction of the tumor, retention episodes disappeared completely in case 1.
Conclusion:
Although rare, uterine leiomyoma should be listed as a cause of female detrusor underactivity.
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