Retention of Urine Due to an Imperforate Hymen
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since then on account of inability to standand walk freely. She gave a history of complete amenorrhcea. On admission she was put to bed and examined. She was lean, weak and anaemic. Her breasts were fairly developed. There was a soft fluctuating pyriform swelling about the size of a coconut in the middle of the lower part of the abdomen, extending up to the umbilicus. On auscultation no foetal
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An unusual case of urinary retention due to imperforate hymen.
A 15 year old girl presented to the accident and emergency (A&E) department with a 24 hour history of lower abdominal pain, and was found to have acute urinary retention. She was discovered to have an imperforate hymen with associated haematocolpos and haematometrium. This is rare and is hence a very unusual presentation to the A&E department. Patients presenting with retention of urine should ...
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