TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Acute Urinary Retention A1 - Manthey, David E. A1 - Story, David J. A2 - Tintinalli, Judith E. A2 - Ma, O. John A2 - Yealy, Donald M. A2 - Meckler, Garth D. A2 - Stapczynski, J. Stephan A2 - Cline, David M. A2 - Thomas, Stephen H. PY - 2020 T2 - Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e AB - Acute urinary retention is a common painful urologic emergency characterized by an inability to pass urine, with lower abdominal distention or pain. Most patients with urinary retention are elderly men with benign prostatic hyperplasia.1,2 The incidence and risk of this etiology increase with age, with 1 in 10 men in their 70s having an episode of acute urinary retention and 1 in 3 men having one in their 80s. There is a 20% recurrence rate within 6 months of an episode of urinary retention due to benign prostatic hyperplasia.2 Acute urinary retention in women is relatively uncommon, accounting for only 3 out of 100,000 cases of acute urinary retention each year, with the most common causes being bladder masses, gynecologic surgery, and pelvic prolapse.3 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/16 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166534850 ER -