title: Urethral prolapse in a premenarchal Asian girl.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Urethral prolapse is an uncommon condition characterized by complete circular eversion of the urethral mucosa through the external meatus.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present the case of a 9-year-old Asian girl who presented with 3 days of vaginal spotting and a painless vulvar mass. After several unsuccessful attempts of manual reduction, surgery was performed. As a result, the patient had no recurrence or meatal stenosis at the 6-month follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Urethral prolapse can be clinically diagnosed without laboratory or radiographic evaluation by demonstrating edematous tissue that surrounds the meatus circumferentially. It should not be confused with other causes of vaginal bleeding, including sexual abuse.
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Urology, Our Lady of Mercy Hospital, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, Inchon, Korea.
authors.forename: Byung-Joon
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Yong-Wook
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Tae-Eung
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Dong-Hwan
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011391:Prolapse; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000601:surgery