Acute urinary retention: Difference between revisions

Created page with "<section begin="urology" />'''Acute urinary retention''' refers to when there is an acute inability to pass urine. It's a urological emergency which can cause permanent injury to the bladder and kidneys, severe suprapubic pain, and bladder rupture in severe cases. Initial management involves bladder catheterisation to drain the bladder. Urinary retention is more common in males, mostly because of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Urinary retention can also be Chroni..."