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Case Reports
. 2020 Mar 19:26:e00191.
doi: 10.1016/j.crwh.2020.e00191. eCollection 2020 Apr.

The importance of considering a wide range of differential diagnoses forpatients presenting with complaints of urinary incontinence: Acase report

Katelyn E Tondo-Steele  1 , Nicole M Book  1
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Case Reports

The importance of considering a wide range of differential diagnoses forpatients presenting with complaints of urinary incontinence: Acase report

Katelyn E Tondo-Steele et al. Case Rep Womens Health. .

Abstract

Urinary incontinence (UI) is common in women and is often associated with decreased quality of life. It is important to consider a range of wide differential diagnoses when evaluating a patient presenting with presumed with UI. This case describes a patient referred to urogynecology for urinary incontinence caused by a common, benign and usually asymptomatic gynecologic condition: nabothian cysts. However, based on presentation and imaging, there was concern about a more serious condition: adenoma malignum. This case emphasizes the importance of considering a wide range of differential diagnoses and describes several important differential diagnoses associated with urinary incontinence.

Keywords: Adenoma malignum; Ectopic ureter; Genitourinary tract fistula; Hydrops tubae profluens; Nabothian cysts; Urinary incontinence.

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Transvaginal ultrasound demonstrating multiple cystic structures.
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CT Urogram with multilocular cystic masses within the cervix. There is suggestion of enhancing solid components in the figure above.
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