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Review
. 1988 Aug;6(3):419-37.

Acute urinary retention

P B Fontanarosa  1 , W R Roush
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Acute urinary retention

P B Fontanarosa et al. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 1988 Aug.

Abstract

Acute urinary retention is a common emergency genitourinary symptom. The etiology of acute retention includes obstructive, neurogenic, pharmacologic, and psychogenic causes. The emergency management of acute urinary retention is bladder decompression, which is usually accomplished with a Foley catheter.

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