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A Cause of Recurrent Urinary Retention in Pregnancy; Retroverted Uterus: Case Report
Mehmet Sevim1, Baris Sengul2, Okan Alkis1, Bekir Aras1, Sahin Kabay3
1Department of Urology, Kutahya Health Sciences University Faculty of Medicine, Kutahya, Turkey
2Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Viransehir State Hospital, Sanlıurfa, Turkey
3Department of Urology, Altinbas University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
DOI : 10.5222/GJU.2021.65375
Acute urinary retention is one of the most common situations encountered in urological emergencies. It is more frequently seen in older men. Acute
urinary retention in pregnant women is a rare condition but it may cause abortus, preterm labor and rarely uterine ischemia. It is very difficult to reveal
the causes of acute urinary retention in pregnant women. One of them is acute urinary retention due to retroverted uterus which is observed in 11% of
pregnant women. In this case, we discussed a young pregnant patient who presented to our outpatient clinic with complaints of recurrent urinary retention
due to retroverted uterus.
Keywords : urinary retention, pregnancy, retroverted uterus
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