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Abstract
Mild degrees of labial adhesions are often asymptomatic, and require no treatment.
When symptoms occur, medical treatment often results in labial separation with alleviation
of symptoms. Surgical separation is recommended for patients in whom medical therapy
has failed. The authors report on a patient whose labial adhesions resulted in urinary
retention. The need for immediate surgical separation of the fused labia in such patients
is emphasized.
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© 1988 Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
