title: Spontaneous postmenopausal urethral prolapse treated surgically and successfully.
abstract: Urethral prolapse (UP) is a circular complete eversion of the distal urethral mucosa through the external meatus. It is a rare condition seen mostly in African-American premenarcheal girls. Both a medical and a surgical approach to this condition have been described. We present a case of a spontaneous urethral prolapse in a 60-year-old postmenopausal Caucasian woman, who failed medical management and underwent successful surgical management. The patient is asymptomatic 18 months following the procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Carmel Medical Center and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Michal 7 Street, 34362 Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Carmel Medical Center and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Michal 7 Street, 34362 Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dekel
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Carmel Medical Center and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Michal 7 Street, 34362 Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stein