title: Female urethral leiomyoma presenting with acute urinary retention-a rare case with unusual presentation.
abstract: Urethral leiomyoma is a rare benign tumor arising from smooth muscles of urethra. These tumors are more common in women than men, and few cases were reported in the literature. Presentation with acute urinary retention was rare. Proximal segment of urethra was commonly affected than the distal segment. We report here a case of urethral leiomyoma at the distal urethra presenting with acute urinary retention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Andhra Medical College, King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh India 530002.
authors.forename: Subbarao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chodisetti
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Andhra Medical College, King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh India 530002.
authors.forename: Ravikumar Raju
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Namburi
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Andhra Medical College, King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh India 530002.
authors.forename: Yogesh
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Boddepalli
keywords: Benign urethral tumors; Female urethral leiomyoma; Paraurethral mass; Urethral leiomyoma