title: Paraurethral cyst as an unusual cause of acute urinary retention. A case report.
abstract: Acute urinary retention occurs rarely in women. Previously reported causes include anatomic defects, perineal pain, behavioral disturbances and psychiatric disorders. A patient presented with acute urinary retention secondary to an infected paraurethral cyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee, Memphis 38103.
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Stovall
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Muram
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Long
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000209:etiology*