J Korean Soc Pediatr Nephrol.  2011 Apr;15(1):86-89. 10.3339/jkspn.2011.15.1.86.

A Case of Imperforate Hymen with Acute Urinary Retention

• Choi L
• Cho SE
• Yim HE
• Yoo KH
• Hong YS
• Lee JW

• KMID: 1442150
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3339/jkspn.2011.15.1.86

Abstract

Imperforate hymen is, with an incidence of 0.1%, a rare female anomaly, which can appear with symptoms such as lower abdominal pain, primary amenorrhea, dysuria, anuria, caused by retention of menstrual blood after the onset of menstruation. Generally urinary retention is caused by psychological conditions, drug effect, infection or congenital anomaly causing acute urinary obstruction. We experienced a patient with symptoms of acute urinary retention, suggesting acute urinary obstruction. The cause for the retention turned out to be an imperforated hymen, which should therefore be mentioned in the literature as a possible cause in cases suspected of urinary retention.

Keyword

Imperforate hymen; Acute urinary retention

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Pain
Amenorrhea
Anuria
Dysuria
Female
Humans
Hymen
Incidence
Menstruation
Retention (Psychology)
Urinary Retention