Urinary Retention
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Urinary Retention Risk Factors
Risk factors for urinary retention include:
Abnormal bladder
Abnormal urethra
Abdominal injury
Bladder surgery
Elderly
Prostate enlargement
General anesthesia
Herpes genitalis
Hematuria
Kidney stones
Prostate cancer
Spinal cord injury
Spinal stenosis
Spinal cord tumor
Urethral surgery
Urethral stricture
Urinary tract infections
Medication side effect
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Anticholinergic medications
Antihistamine medications
Anti-inflammatory medications
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Urinary Retention Symptoms
Related Topics:
Abdominal pain
Abdominal swelling
Decreased urination
Drug side effect
Low back pain
Lower abdominal pain
Prostate gland enlargement
Urethral stricture
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Abdominal swelling
Decreased urination
Inability to urinate
Lower abdominal pain
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Last Updated: Aug 19, 2008
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Authors:
Stephen J. Schueler, MD
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Urinary Retention References:
Acheson J, Mudd D. Acute urinary retention attributable to sacral herpes zoster. Emerg Med J. 2004 Nov;21(6):752-3.
Ghalayini IF, Al-Ghazo MA, Pickard RS. A prospective randomized trial comparing transurethral prostatic resection and clean intermittent self-catheterization in men with chronic urinary retention. BJU Int. 2005 Jul;96(1):93-7.
Jensen P, Mikkelsen T, Kehlet H. Postherniorrhaphy urinary retention--effect of local, regional, and general anesthesia: a review. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2002 Nov-Dec;27(6):612-7.
Thomas K, Chow K, Kirby RS. Acute urinary retention: a review of the aetiology and management. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2004;7(1):32-7.
