Korean J Urol.
2001 Mar;42(3):347-349.
The Clinical Experience of Leiomyoma of the Female Urethra
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea.
Abstract
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PURPOSE: Leiomyoma of the urethra is a rare disease entity. We treated leiomyoma of the female urethra surgically during the period from 1981 to 1997 and retrospectively reviewed the results.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
We have experienced 11 cases of the leiomyoma of the female urethra. History taking, clinical symptoms, urinalysis, laboratory findings, cystoscopic finding, postoperative complication and follow-up examination were observed retrospectively. Also, we checked pelvic computed tomography in 2 cases which had been detected uterine mass at pelvic ultrasonography.
RESULTS
Average age of the patients was 40 years (28-51) and the chief complaint was a painless mass of anterior vaginal wall. All masses were removed surgically and confirmed as leiomyoma histologically. The uterine leiomyoma was combined in 2 cases. There were no recurrence or complication after surgery until now.
CONCLUSIONS
A surgical removal of the leiomyoma of the female urethra provided a long term disease free survival and the search for the associated pelvic leiomyoma should be done.
