Acute urinary retention due to a free-standing broad ligament leiomyoma.
A 38-year-old woman who had used oral contraceptives continuously since age 22 presented with acute urinary retention. Physical examination revealed a bladder outlet obstruction due to a large paravaginal/broad ligament mass. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated that the mass was separate from the uterus which was confirmed at surgery when an isolated free-standing leiomyoma was removed.
Rivlin
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ME
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Jackson.
McGehee
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RP
Patel
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RB
Meeks
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GR
D000328:Adult; D001956:Broad Ligament / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology*