title: Acute urinary retention due to a uterine fibroid in a non-pregnant woman.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Uterine fibroids represent a rare cause of acute urinary retention (AUR) and most cases have been reported in pregnant women.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the case of a non-pregnant woman who presented with AUR due to a uterine fibroid.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  When evaluating patients who present with severe oliguria or anuria, it is important to rule out urinary tract obstruction. Early identification of reversible causes of acute oliguria and institution of appropriate therapy are crucial to prevent the development of protracted acute renal failure. Close collaboration between gynaecologists, urologists and radiological services is required to promptly diagnose and treat uterine fibroid-associated AUR, a rare but reversible cause of acute renal failure.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mavromatidis
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dinas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mamopoulos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Delkos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rousso
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology; D001002:Anuria / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging