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labial adhesion
Epidemiology:
- common disorder in prepubertal females
Clinical manifestations:
- generally asymptomatic
Complications:
- urinary incontnence (postvoid dribbling or vaginal voiding)
- urinary tract infection
- iscomfort with voiding
Differential diagnosis:
- imperforate hymen
- septate vagina
Management:
- observation
- 80% spontaneous resolution within 1 year
- topical estrogen cream
- referral to urology or gyncecology
General
adhesion
gynecologic disease
References
- Nepple KG and Zuckerman AL
eMedicine: Labial Adhesions
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/953412-overview