Spinning Top Urethra and Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in a Young Female
Spinning top urethra (STU) denotes a particular urethral configuration that is a dilated posterior urethra mainly seen in young girls or women. STU deformity arises secondary to detrusor instability, leading to a rise the intravesical pressure against a closed sphincter. We describe a case of spinni...
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| description | Spinning top urethra (STU) denotes a particular urethral configuration that is a dilated posterior urethra mainly seen in young girls or women. STU deformity arises secondary to detrusor instability, leading to a rise the intravesical pressure against a closed sphincter. We describe a case of spinning top urethra in a 30-year-old woman who presented with lower urinary tract symptoms and left flank pain. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cb6ce60b190f4ac79d4eab4379827b8b2025-08-20T03:23:34ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2004-01-01410811010.1100/tsw.2004.55Spinning Top Urethra and Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in a Young FemaleP.N. Dogra0M.S. Ansari1Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IndiaDepartment of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IndiaSpinning top urethra (STU) denotes a particular urethral configuration that is a dilated posterior urethra mainly seen in young girls or women. STU deformity arises secondary to detrusor instability, leading to a rise the intravesical pressure against a closed sphincter. We describe a case of spinning top urethra in a 30-year-old woman who presented with lower urinary tract symptoms and left flank pain.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2004.55 |
| spellingShingle | P.N. Dogra M.S. Ansari Spinning Top Urethra and Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in a Young Female The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Spinning Top Urethra and Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in a Young Female |
| title_full | Spinning Top Urethra and Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in a Young Female |
| title_fullStr | Spinning Top Urethra and Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in a Young Female |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spinning Top Urethra and Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in a Young Female |
| title_short | Spinning Top Urethra and Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in a Young Female |
| title_sort | spinning top urethra and lower urinary tract dysfunction in a young female |
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