title: Spinning top urethra and lower urinary tract dysfunction in a young female.
abstract: Spinning top urethra (STU) denotes a particular urethral configuration that is a dilated posterior urethra mainly seen in young girls or women. STU deformity arises secondary to detrusor instability, leading to a rise the intravesical pressure against a closed sphincter. We describe a case of spinning top urethra in a 30-year-old woman who presented with lower urinary tract symptoms and left flank pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Dogra
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ansari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004775:Enuresis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis*