Urinary retention is an inability to completely empty your bladder. There are two main types of urinary retention: Chronic bladder retention is an ongoing condition that develops over time. You may be ...

Learn how certain conditions, contraceptives, lifestyle factors, and more can cause recurrent urinary tract infections and ...

A new study examined the absolute and relative risk of urogenital, colorectal, and neurological cancers after a diagnosis of AUR. Higher risk was generally confined to the first 3 months after ...

UTIs occur more frequently in older adults, and particularly in older women. Learn how to spot the signs and symptoms of a ...

Male lower urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia can be progressive in some patients and lead to adverse consequences such as acute urinary retention (AUR), which might ...

Post-obstructive diuresis is a condition that causes prolonged urination in unusually large volumes. Treatment is not always necessary, although doctors may need to administer fluid and electrolyte ...

The use of an intraoperative catheter did not protect against the development of postoperative urinary retention (PUR) for patients who underwent laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair surgery, a ...

Associations between patient sociodemographic factors and non-treatment for localized prostate cancer. N represents the total number of biopsies in each variable category. The mean difference is the ...

Complete response at 3 months was 79.6% (191/240), with duration-of-response estimates showing a gradual attrition over time ...

Urinary retention is the incomplete emptying of the bladder. It may be due to outflow obstruction or to weakness of the detrusor muscle. Neurologic dysfunction related to spinal cord injury, ...

A number of female patients, aged 60 and older, have been found to have urinary retention during the recovery period following total hip replacement or hip fracture. (Whether the retention preceded or ...