Urinary retention

Urinary retention is an urologic condition characterized by the inability to voluntarily or completely empty the bladder

Urinary retention is an urologic condition characterized by the inability to voluntarily or completely empty the bladder Pathophysiologically, it arises from mechanical bladder outlet obstruction, neurogenic dysfunction impairing detrusor contractility or sphincter coordination, or medication-induced detrusor underactivity

Urinary retention is an urologic condition characterized by the inability to voluntarily or completely empty the bladder Pathophysiologically, it arises from mechanical bladder outlet obstruction, neurogenic dysfunction impairing detrusor contractility or sphincter coordination, or medication-induced detrusor underactivity While it can affect any population, it occurs most frequently in older adult men due to prostatic enlargement

It can manifest acutely as a sudden, painful inability to void despite a full bladder, or chronically as persistent, progressive incomplete emptying leading to elevated post-void residual volumes

It can manifest acutely as a sudden, painful inability to void despite a full bladder, or chronically as persistent, progressive incomplete emptying leading to elevated post-void residual volumes While it can affect any population, it occurs most frequently in older adult men due to prostatic enlargement

It can manifest acutely as a sudden, painful inability to void despite a full bladder, or chronically as persistent, progressive incomplete emptying leading to elevated post-void residual volumes

Pathophysiologically, it arises from mechanical bladder outlet obstruction, neurogenic dysfunction impairing detrusor contractility or sphincter coordination, or medication-induced detrusor underactivity