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In males, antimuscarinic [[cholinergic antagonist]]s may contribute to retention.<ref name="pmid19683302">{{cite journal| author=Martín-Merino E, García-Rodríguez LA, Massó-González EL, Roehrborn CG| title=Do oral antimuscarinic drugs carry an increased risk of acute urinary retention? | journal=J Urol | year= 2009 | volume= 182 | issue= 4 | pages= 1442-8 | pmid=19683302  
In males, antimuscarinic [[cholinergic antagonist]]s may contribute to retention.<ref name="pmid19683302">{{cite journal| author=Martín-Merino E, García-Rodríguez LA, Massó-González EL, Roehrborn CG| title=Do oral antimuscarinic drugs carry an increased risk of acute urinary retention? | journal=J Urol | year= 2009 | volume= 182 | issue= 4 | pages= 1442-8 | pmid=19683302  
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==Diagnosis==
===Ultrasonography===
Bladder [[ultrasonography]] may detect urinary retention, but false positives may occur due to cysts of nearby organs.<ref name="pmid19221075">{{cite journal| author=Alagiakrishnan K, Valpreda M| title=Ultrasound bladder scanner presents falsely elevated postvoid residual volumes. | journal=Can Fam Physician | year= 2009 | volume= 55 | issue= 2 | pages= 163-4 | pmid=19221075
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==Treatment==
==Treatment==

Revision as of 17:38, 1 December 2009

In medicine, urinary retention is "inability to empty the urinary bladder with voiding (urination).[1]

In males, antimuscarinic cholinergic antagonists may contribute to retention.[2]

Diagnosis

Ultrasonography

Bladder ultrasonography may detect urinary retention, but false positives may occur due to cysts of nearby organs.[3]

Treatment

Postoperative urinary retention (> 500 ml of urine estimated by bladder scanning) may be better treated with intermittent urinary catheterization rather than indwelling urinary catheterization.[4]

References