Unusual cause of pelvic pain and polyuria in an adolescent: idiopathic megarectum

A 16-year-old girl presented to the emergency department with subacute pelvic pain, painful micturition and polyuria for 3 days. She had a past history of dysmenorrhea and chronic constipation for many years without any relevant surgical history. Patient had no fever or vomiting. On examination the...

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Published inJournal of the Belgian Society of Radiology Vol. 96; no. 4
Main Authors S Kouki, A Fares, K Akkari, S Alard
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ubiquity Press 01.07.2013
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Summary:A 16-year-old girl presented to the emergency department with subacute pelvic pain, painful micturition and polyuria for 3 days. She had a past history of dysmenorrhea and chronic constipation for many years without any relevant surgical history. Patient had no fever or vomiting. On examination the patient had a soft abdomen with non-tender pelvic mass.
ISSN:2514-8281
DOI:10.5334/jbr-btr.383