Nascent myoma as a cause of urinary retention

Ceska Gynekol. 2023;88(5):372-375. doi: 10.48095/cccg2023372.

Abstract

We present the case of a 47-year-old woman with a bulky, nascent necrotic myoma, which at first glance appeared to be a malignant process in the cervix. It caused significant retention of urine due to compression of the bladder and ureters, hydronephrosis and deterioration of renal function. A fully developed picture of the "bulge syndrome" dominated - lymphedema of the lower limbs and lower abdomen, pain in the lower abdomen, constipation, secondary secondary urinary infection, and paradoxical ischuria. During a gynecological examination in a specula, a strong-smelling, necrotic tumour was visualized reaching half of the vagina, which was causing a bloody discharge, which brought the patient to the examination. A biopsy was taken from the tumour. A permanent urinary catheter was inserted into the urinary bladder with gradual adjustment of renal functions. Due to the difficulties and the benign histological findings from the biopsy, a simple abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingectomy from a lower midline incision was indicated. The operation was complicated by an extensive adhesive process and blood loss of 1,200 mL, with a decrease in hemoglobin in the blood count from 128 g/L to 79 g/L and the need for three blood transfusions. In the postoperative period, there is a prompt recovery of spontaneous micturition with normalization of bladder function, subsidence of lymphedema and subjective complaints of the patient.

Keywords: Hysterectomy; bulky diseases; myoma; nascent uterine myoma; urinary retention.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hysterectomy / adverse effects
  • Lymphedema*
  • Middle Aged
  • Myoma* / complications
  • Myoma* / surgery
  • Urinary Bladder
  • Urinary Retention* / complications
  • Urinary Retention* / surgery