An unusual cause of retention of urine after intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin therapy for superficial bladder cancer.

We report an unusual complication of intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin therapy for superficial bladder cancer, namely, retention of urine secondary to prostatic Bacillus Calmette-Guérin infection and abscess. A summary of the literature together with a review of its management is discussed.