Mustafa Okan İSTANBULLUOĞLU, Emel Ebru ÖZÇİMEN, Murat GÖNEN, Tufan ÇİÇEK, Ayla ÜÇKUYU, Halil KIYICI

Yaşlı bir kadında işeme bozukluğuna ve böbrek yetmezliğine yol açan dev üretral karankül ve genital prolapsus

Amaç: Üretral karankül kadın üretrasının sık gözlenen benign bir tümörüdür. Genellikle asemptomatiktir ve uzunluğu 1-2 cm arasında değişmektedir. Biz bu yazıda dev üretral karankülle beraber genital prolapsus olan olguyu tartışmayı amaçladık. Olgu sunumu: Pelvik prolapsus ve işeme bozukluğu ile başvuran, dev üretral karankül tespit ettiğimiz 72 yaşındaki kadın hasta literatür gözden geçirilerek sunuldu. Sonuç: Genital organ ve üretral patolojilerinin de böbrek yetmezliğine yol açabileceği akılda tutulmalıdır.

A giant urethral caruncle and genitale prolapse in an old woman who caused voiding dysfunction and renal failure: Case report

Objective: Urethral caruncle is benign and common disorder of female urethra. They are usually asymptomatic and one or two centimeters in diameter. Our aim is to discuss a case of giant urethral caruncle, coexisting with genital prolapse. Case report: We present a giant urethral caruncle in a 72-year-old woman who admitted to hospital with the genitale prolapse and voiding dysfunction and the literature is reviewed. Conclusion: It must be taken into consideration that, genital and urethral pathologies may also cause renal failure.

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