Atresia hymenalis with acute urinary retention: a case report
Ohigashi, T.; Iigaya, T.; Nakajima, F.
Hinyokika Kiyo. Acta Urologica Japonica 36(1): 97-99
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0018-1994 PMID: 2309591 Document Number: 362172
We report a case of atresia hymenalis in a 14-year-old girl presenting with a clinical symptom of acute urinary retention. On physical examination she was found to have a lower abdominal mass and an imperforated bulging hymen. She underwent hymenal incision, and subsequently the symptom disappeared. It is very uncommon for atresia hymenalis to manifest itself with acute urinary retention as the first clinical sign, but we should consider this disease if a pubertal girl seeks medical opinion for acute urinary retention.