Female detrusor underactivity: Two uterine leiomyoma cases.

Authors :: Shimizu A
Sakakibara R
Nakata M
Takeshita N
Takashima A
Aiba Y
Tateno F
Suzuki H
Yano M
Source :: IJU case reports [IJU Case Rep] 2020 Sep 28; Vol. 4 (1), pp. 10-13. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Sep 28 (Print Publication: 2021).
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: Introduction: Female urinary retention is rare.<br />Case Presentation: Case 1, a 35-year-old nulliparous woman, and case 2, a 47-year-old nulliparous woman, had transient urinary retention. A urodynamics revealed increased bladder sensation in case 1 and detrusor underactivity with a large post-void residual in cases 1 and 2. Both women had a uterine leiomyoma of >10 cm in diameter. Soon after extraction of the tumor, retention episodes disappeared completely in case 1.<br />Conclusion: Although rare, uterine leiomyoma should be listed as a cause of female detrusor underactivity.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.<br /> (© 2020 The Authors. IJU Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of the Japanese Urological Association.)