Hydrometrocolpos presenting with acute urinary retention in a neonate

Late migration of a retained bullet into the urinary bladder presenting with acute urinary retention.

Renal cell carcinoma in an ectopic pelvic kidney in a patient presenting with acute urinary retention

The incidence of renal cell carcinoma in a pelvic kidney is rare, and has only been described in a very small number of cases. We describe a case where an incidental ectopic kidney with invasive renal cell carcinoma was diagnosed during a separate emergency admission for acute urinary retention.

Acute urinary retention in a three years old girl: case report and review of literature

    Abstract   Urinary retention, a rare childhood problem which is most commonly caused by   urinary tract infection. However, neurological neoplasm must also be considered in   differential diagnosis. We report here a 3 year old girlthat was referred to the pediatrics   department of Kashan University of Medical Sciences (KAUMS) with a history   of urinary retention for 10 days. By insertion ...

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...

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...