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Case Reports
. 2017 Mar 14:14:4-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.crwh.2017.03.002. eCollection 2017 Apr.

Fowler's syndrome post oocyte retrieval for intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Gamar Salim  1 , Mohammed Agdi  1 , Jawharah Al-Zebeidi  1 , Ashraf Dawood  1 , Dania Al-Jaroudi  1
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Fowler's syndrome post oocyte retrieval for intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Gamar Salim et al. Case Rep Womens Health. .

Abstract

Objective: To report a case of Fowler's syndrome after oocyte retrieval.

Design: Case report.

Setting: Tertiary referral center, King Fahad Medical City.

Patients: A 23-year-old nulligravida with polycystic ovarian syndrome and primary infertility underwent oocyte retrieval for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), and developed Fowler's syndrome (FS).

Interventions: Intermittent self-catheterization, insertion of sacral neuromodulator (SNM).

Main outcome measures: Restoration of normal voiding.

Results: Immediate resolution of patient's symptoms after installation of SNM.

Conclusions: Fowler's syndrome, although rare, may occur post routine oocyte retrieval; Successful restoration of voiding and resolution of symptoms is possible with SNM installation in similar patients.

Keywords: Fowler's syndrome; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Oocyte retrieval; Sacral neuromodulator; Urinary retention.

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