title: Imperforate Hymen - a rare cause of acute abdominal pain and tenesmus: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Imperforate hymen is a rare condition that presents with amenorrhea, cyclical abdominal pains and urine retention among pubertal girls. A 14 year old girl with imperforate hymen underwent hymenotomy for hematocolpometra, having presented with abdominal pains and tenesmus.
authors.affiliation: Transmara District Hospital-Kilgoris, Kenya.
authors.forename: Aruyaru Stanley
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Mwenda
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006399:Hematocolpos / Q000209:etiology*; D006409:Hematometra / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006924:Hymen / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Imperforate hymen; amenorrhea; pubertal girls; urine retention