urinary retention
Sign in to saveAlso known as increased post-void residual urine volume
medical condition
Key facts
- Other names
- Ischuria, bladder failure, bladder obstruction
- Specialty
- Emergency medicine , urology
- Symptoms
- Sudden onset : Inability to urinate, low abdominal pain , Long term : Frequent urination, loss of bladder control, urinary tract infection
- Types
- Acute, chronic
- Causes
- Blockage of the urethra, nerve problems, certain medications, weak bladder muscles
- Diagnostic method
- Amount of urine in the bladder post urination
- Treatment
- Catheter , urethral dilatation , urethral stents , surgery
- Medication
- Alpha blockers such as terazosin , 5α-reductase inhibitors such as finasteride
- Frequency
- 6 per 1,000 per year (males > 40 years old)
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Research
20,524 papers- Urinary Retention.Emergency medicine clinics of North America · 2019
- Drug-induced urinary retention: incidence, management and prevention.Drug safety · 2008
- Acute urinary retention.British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005) · 2022
- Urinary retention in adults: diagnosis and initial management.American family physician · 2008
- Postoperative urinary retention: anesthetic and perioperative considerations.Anesthesiology · 2009
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- Urinary retention
- exact match
- purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SYMP_0000557
- ICPC 2 ID
- U08
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C50790
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Article
Urinary retention is an inability to completely empty the bladder. Onset can be sudden or gradual. When it is of sudden onset, symptoms include an inability to urinate and lower abdominal pain, while symptoms accompanying gradual onset may include loss of bladder control, mild lower abdominal pain, and a weak urine stream. About 7 per 100,000 of the general population are affected annually, and those with long-term urinary retention are at risk of urinary tract infections.
Causes include blockage of the urethra, nerve problems, certain medications, and weak bladder muscles. Blockage can be caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), urethral strictures, bladder stones, a cystocele, constipation, or tumors. Nerve problems can occur from diabetes, trauma, spinal cord problems, stroke, or heavy metal poisoning. Medications that can cause problems include anticholinergics, antihistamines, tricyclic antidepressants, cyclobenzaprine, diazepam, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID), stimulants, and opioids. Diagnosis is typically based on measuring the amount of urine in the bladder after urinating.