ACUTE RETENTION OF URINE

Routine ultrasound in acute retention of urine.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the frequency of urological abnormalities in routine urinary tract ultrasonography (renal and pelvic) in patients with urinary retention secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia. METHODS All patients presented to Salmaniya Medical Complex, Bahrain with acute retention of urine secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in the period between January 2001 and Decembe...

Retention of Urine

Retention of Urine; Paracentesis Vesicæ

?was completely cured by the various quack treatment he had undergone. The gonorrhoea went on from bad to worse, stricture ensued, accompanied with difficult micturition, which was ia a short time followed by retention of urine, at the 48th hour of which he sought relief at the hospital, with the following symptoms: the bladder distended nearly up to umbilicus; the penis and scrotum swollen, pr...

Post-operative Retention of Urine

Introduction Post-operative retention of urine is a common surgical complication, and it is essential to have a clear understanding of the factors involved in its production and the principles of its management, if further complications and mortality are to be prevented. The object of this article is not only to describe the methods of prevention and relief of urinary retention but to point out...

Post-operative retention of urine.

Introduction Post-operative retention of urine is a common surgical complication, and it is essential to have a clear understanding of the factors involved in its production and the principles of its management, if further complications and mortality are to be prevented. The object of this article is not only to describe the methods of prevention and relief of urinary retention but to point out...