Giant urethral caruncle resembling urethral prolapse causing outflow obstruction.
Pelvic organ prolapse
Urethral caruncle
Urethral disease
Journal
Urology case reports
ISSN: 2214-4420
Titre abrégé: Urol Case Rep
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101626357
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2021
Nov 2021
Historique:
received:
08
07
2021
revised:
13
07
2021
accepted:
14
07
2021
entrez:
11
8
2021
pubmed:
12
8
2021
medline:
12
8
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Urethral caruncle is a rare condition primarily affecting elderly. Sometimes, it resembles urethral prolapse or malignancies. It can even cause outflow obstruction or urinary retention. A case of 83-years-old woman with urinary retention since a week prior was presented. Physical examination revealed a bulging mass originating from posterior lip of external urethral meatus. Due to the size, it caused outflow obstruction. The whole mass was excised. Histology examination reported the mass as urethral caruncle. Urethral caruncle is a common problem in elderly which rarely cause outflow obstruction. A thorough examination is required to distinguish it from malignancies and other disorders.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34377678
doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101783
pii: S2214-4420(21)00223-0
pmc: PMC8327140
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
101783Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Authors declare that there is no conflict of interest in this study.
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