Urinary Retention Caused by Impaction of Leiomyoma in Pregnancy

Abstract

Complete urinary retention caused by incarceration of a retroverted gravid uterus or lagre fibroid uterus is a rare condition. the following case report illustrates the acute onset of urinary retention caused by the combination of a large leiomyoma and pregnancy. Total hysterectomy was performed. to the best of our knowledge, such a combination has not been reported previously.

Key Words:

• Urinary retention
• fibroid uterus in pregnancy
• incarceration of uterus