Hematocolpos mimicking acute urinary retention in Emergency Department

Incomplete cauda equina syndrome presenting with acute urinary retention in the emergency department

Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a rare but serious neurosurgical emergency that can have devastating longlasting neurologic consequences. CES caused by herniated lumbar discs is rare in the literature. We report an unusual case of incomplete CES due to lumbar disc herniation. The patient presented to our emergency department with acute onset of low back pain, saddle (perineal) anaesthesia, urina...

Primary Epiploic Appendagitis Mimicking Acute Abdomen in Emergency Department

Türker Acar1, Duran Efe2, Kazım Gemici3, Serkan Güneyli4 1Department of Radiology, Abant İzzet Baysal University, Training and Research Hospital, Bolu, Turkey 2Department of Radiology, Mevlana University School of Medicine, Konya, Turkey 3Department of Surgery, Mevlana University School of Medicine, Konya, Turkey 4Department of Radiology, Bülent Ecevit University School of Medicine, Zonguldak, ...

An evidence-based approach to emergency department management of acute urinary retention.

Approximately 10% of men in their 70s and 33% of men in their 80s report at least 1 episode of acute urinary retention, and this urological emergency presents unique assessment and treatment challenges in the emergency department setting. Patients presenting with acute urinary retention are often in severe pain and require urgent diagnosis and prompt treatment. The differential diagnosis of acu...

Acute urinary retention in children.

PURPOSE Acute urinary retention in children is a relatively rare entity. There are a variety of causes that are poorly defined in the literature. We review our cases of acute urinary retention in children at three major pediatrics centers in Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between 1996 and 2003, children (up to 14 years old) who had been referred due to acute urinary retention were examined. Urin...

Retention of Urine Due to Hematocolpos