The Scientific World Journal (Jan 2004)

Spinning Top Urethra and Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in a Young Female

  • P.N. Dogra,
  • M.S. Ansari

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2004.55
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4
pp. 108 – 110

Abstract

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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.