title: Acute urinary retention due to a free-standing broad ligament leiomyoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Jackson.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Rivlin
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: McGehee
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Meeks
mesh_terms: 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*