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Abstract
Urethral prolapse, the circumferential protrusion of urethral mucosa through the urethral
meatus, often presents in the premenarchal female as a large, friable mass. Some traditional
therapies have included excision or cautery. A series of 13 premenarchal females presented
with urethral prolapse and were treated medically at the Chicago Lying-in Hospital.
All patients had resolution of signs and symptoms within 4 weeks of initiation of
therapy. No relapses or recurrences were noted. Medical therapy of urethral prolapse
in the premenarchal female is a safe and successful alternative to surgery.
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*This paper was presented in part at the Second Annual Meeting of the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology held in Cleveland, OH Sept. 1987
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© 1988 Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
