title: A case of labial fusion and urinary pseudo-incontinence in an elderly woman. A surgical treatment and a review.
abstract: Labial fusion is defined as either partial or complete adherence of the labia minora (1), and also called vulvar fusion, adhesions of the labia minor or conglutination of the labia minora and sinechia of the vulva. The complete and severe labial fusion is a rare pathology with a small number of cases reported in the literature in adults. We present a case report of a postmenopausal woman who presented with voiding difficulty and incontinence and was treated by surgical division of the adhesions and immediate resolution of the urinary incontinence confirmed by multichannel urodynamic test postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Department, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. ludovicopalla@hotmail.com
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Palla
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: De Angelis
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lucarini
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Spallone
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Palla
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cervelli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017698:Postmenopause; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery