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Intermittent urinary retention secondary to a uterine leiomyoma

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Urinary retention rarely affects reproductive-age women. In obstructive retention, the source must be determined and then removed to allow the patient to void normally. The most common causes of obstructive retention are gynecologic surgery and pelvic masses. Two women with intermittent urinary retention were evaluated in our clinic. Case 1 was a 48-year-old patient who voided frequently to avoid urinary retention. She had an ultrasound showing a large posterior leiomyoma. Case 2 was a 49-year-old female who presented with urinary retention during her menses. Magnetic resonance imaging result showed a large posterior leiomyoma deflecting the cervix anteriorly. Both women’s urinary retention completely resolved after a total abdominal hysterectomy. Uterine leiomyomas may be the cause of urinary retention in reproductive-age females without other etiologies.

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  1. Scott Barnacle

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  1. Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Grant Medical Center, 101 Bodin Circle, Travis AFB, CA, 94535-1800, USA

    Scott Barnacle

  2. Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Scott and White Hospital, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, TX, 76508, USA

    Tristi Muir

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Barnacle, S., Muir, T. Intermittent urinary retention secondary to a uterine leiomyoma. Int Urogynecol J 18, 339–341 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-006-0138-2

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