title: [Acute urinary retention due to cervical myoma--a case report and a review of the literature].
abstract: METHODS
  A 48-year-old woman with acute urinary retention due to a big cervical leiomyoma pressing on the urethra was admitted to the Gynecologic Unit. A Foley catheterization was performed and 1500 mL of urine was drained. The gynecologic examination revealed a cervical tumor 10 cm in diameter. Acute urinary retention and intensifying abdominal pain were indications for emergency surgery. The presented case of obstructive urinary retention is a rare finding as the literature offers only single reports on the symptoms of cervical fibroids and the treatment methods.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cervical leiomyoma is a rare cause of acute urinary retention. The surgical procedure requires considerable experience to avoid intraoperative bleeding and bladder or bowel complications.
authors.forename: Mariusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bidziński
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Siergiej
authors.forename: Justyna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Radkiewicz
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Surynt
authors.forename: Sławomir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sikora
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014563:Urodynamics; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*