Acute Urinary Retention Associated with an Imperforate Hymen and Hematocolpos

• Main Authors: Aylin Aker Ayrım (Author), Elif Gözdemir (Author), Nilgün Öztürk Turhan (Author), Candan İltemur Duvan (Author), Hasan Kafalı (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Network, 2009-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acute urinary retention is unusual in children and when present they are usually a candidate for visiting the emergency department upon initial diagnosis. We report a 10-year-old girl who complained of acute urinary retention depending on imperforate hymen. Ultrasonography demonstrated a large echog...