The Clinical Experience of Leiomyoma of the Female Urethra / 대한비뇨기과학회지

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: Leiomyoma of the urethra is a rare disease entity. We treated leiomyoma of the female urethra surgically during the period from 1981 to 1997 and retrospectively reviewed the results. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We have experienced 11 cases of the leiomyoma of the female urethra. History taking, clinical symptoms, urinalysis, laboratory findings, cystoscopic finding, postoperative complication and follow-up examination were observed retrospectively. Also, we checked pelvic computed tomography in 2 cases which had been detected uterine mass at pelvic ultrasonography. RESULTS: Average age of the patients was 40 years (28-51) and the chief complaint was a painless mass of anterior vaginal wall. All masses were removed surgically and confirmed as leiomyoma histologically. The uterine leiomyoma was combined in 2 cases. There were no recurrence or complication after surgery until now. CONCLUSIONS: A surgical removal of the leiomyoma of the female urethra provided a long term disease free survival and the search for the associated pelvic leiomyoma should be done.