An unusual cause of urinary retention in early pregnancy.
Urinary retention is a rare complication of early pregnancy with few serious sequelae. A Medline search found no association between urinary symptoms and cervical pregnancy. This case describes urinary retention resulting from a cervical pregnancy and describes a proposed mechanism to explain the presenting symptoms. Cervical pregnancy should be considered as a rare cause of acute retention of urine in early pregnancy, especially in the presence of vaginal bleeding.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, City Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham, United Kingdom. alex_heazell@talk21.com
Alexander E P
AE
Heazell
Linga S
LS
Dwarakanath
Kalpa
K
Sundar
D000328:Adult; D002584:Cervix Uteri; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology*