Labial adhesion or fusion-an unusual cause of urinary incontinence in an elderly woman
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چکیده
Labial adhesion/fusion is an uncommon cause of urinary and vulval complaints in adult females, with unknown incidence. We present a case report elderly woman who presented voiding difficulty, recurrent tract infection (UTI) incontinence. She was treated by surgical division the adhesions had complete resolution her symptoms.
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Urinary Incontinence in an Elderly Woman
OBJECTIVES After participating in the CME activity, primary care physicians should be able to: 1. Understand the importance of identifying and treating urinary incontinence (UI) in the elderly 2. Know the components of a basic evaluation in the patient with UI symptoms and know when further evaluation is indicated 3. Identify reversible and nonreversible causes of UI 4. Know the clinical subtyp...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International journal of reproduction, contraception, obstetrics and gynecology
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2320-1770', '2320-1789']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20231950