title: Acute Urine Retention Caused by Hematocolpos After Failed Hymenotomy in 23 Year Old Female.
abstract: Mechanical obstruction by hematocolpos can result in acute urinary retention.(1) Imperforate hymen is a rare condition that presents mainly with primary amenorrhea, cyclic abdominal pain and rarely, urine retention in pubertal girls.(2) This is a 23-year old female who presented with acute urine retention. She had history of previous vaginal repair of imperforate hymen. On examination patient was found to have imperforate hymen. After fixing a catheter, an US scan showed hematocolpos that was confirmed CT. She was eventually underwent hymenectomy. We conclude that in peripubertal female with acute urinary retention, hematocolpos should be considered.
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, Farwaniya Hospital, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Al-Hunaidi
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, Farwaniya Hospital, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El-Shazly
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, Farwaniya Hospital, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alkandari
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, Farwaniya Hospital, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Abdelazeem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghobashy
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, Farwaniya Hospital, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Faisal
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alhajeri
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, Farwaniya Hospital, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Adel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Allam
keywords: Female; Hymen; Imperforate; Retention