Spontaneous Postmenopausal Urethral Prolapse Treated Surgically and Successfully

Spontaneous Postmenopausal Urethral Prolapse Treated Surgically and Successfully

Urethral prolapse (UP) is a circular complete eversion of the distal urethral mucosa through the external meatus. It is a rare condition seen mostly in African-American premenarcheal girls. Both a medical and a surgical approach to this condition have been described. We present a case of a spontaneo...

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Main Authors: I. Klein, Y. Dekel, A. Stein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/695471
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spelling doaj-8149fad831bf4913885d6132c675f6212020-11-24T21:06:44ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782014-01-01201410.1155/2014/695471695471Spontaneous Postmenopausal Urethral Prolapse Treated Surgically and SuccessfullyI. Klein0Y. Dekel1A. Stein2Department of Urology, Carmel Medical Center and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Michal 7 Street, 34362 Haifa, IsraelDepartment of Urology, Carmel Medical Center and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Michal 7 Street, 34362 Haifa, IsraelDepartment of Urology, Carmel Medical Center and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Michal 7 Street, 34362 Haifa, IsraelUrethral prolapse (UP) is a circular complete eversion of the distal urethral mucosa through the external meatus. It is a rare condition seen mostly in African-American premenarcheal girls. Both a medical and a surgical approach to this condition have been described. We present a case of a spontaneous urethral prolapse in a 60-year-old postmenopausal Caucasian woman, who failed medical management and underwent successful surgical management. The patient is asymptomatic 18 months following the procedure.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/695471
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Spontaneous Postmenopausal Urethral Prolapse Treated Surgically and Successfully
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title Spontaneous Postmenopausal Urethral Prolapse Treated Surgically and Successfully
title_short Spontaneous Postmenopausal Urethral Prolapse Treated Surgically and Successfully
title_full Spontaneous Postmenopausal Urethral Prolapse Treated Surgically and Successfully
title_fullStr Spontaneous Postmenopausal Urethral Prolapse Treated Surgically and Successfully
title_full_unstemmed Spontaneous Postmenopausal Urethral Prolapse Treated Surgically and Successfully
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description Urethral prolapse (UP) is a circular complete eversion of the distal urethral mucosa through the external meatus. It is a rare condition seen mostly in African-American premenarcheal girls. Both a medical and a surgical approach to this condition have been described. We present a case of a spontaneous urethral prolapse in a 60-year-old postmenopausal Caucasian woman, who failed medical management and underwent successful surgical management. The patient is asymptomatic 18 months following the procedure.
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