TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Acute Urinary Retention A1 - Glass, Casey A2 - Cydulka, Rita K. A2 - Fitch, Michael T. A2 - Joing, Scott A. A2 - Wang, Vincent J. A2 - Cline, David M. A2 - Ma, O. John PY - 2017 T2 - Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 8e AB - Urinary retention can be either acute or chronic. The most common cause of retention is outlet obstruction secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men, although medication use, acute neurologic dysfunction, urinary tract bleeding or calculi, and other anatomic obstruction are also common causes in both men and women. Acute syndromes typically present with rapid onset of lower abdominal pain occasionally radiating to the lower back. Patients typically complain of difficulty voiding but some may not volunteer this information. There is a 20% chance of a recurrence in the following 6 months after an episode of acute obstruction. Chronic obstruction usually presents with lower abdominal discomfort and the patient may note incomplete voiding or the need to void frequently. Overflow incontinence is often present. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1143140992 ER -