PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Seleem, Mohamed I.
AU  - Ismail, G. M.
AU  - du Preez, H. M.
TI  - An unusual case of acute urinary retention in young females
DP  - 2000 Aug 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 775--776
VI  - 21
IP  - 8
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/21/8/775.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/21/8/775.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2000 Aug 01; 21
AB  - Urinary retention is an unusual problem in females and may be psychogenic, especially in the young. However it is important to remember that there are also organic causes for retention. We present 2 cases of an uncommon cause of urinary retention in the young female, namely hematocolpos.