Urine retention

Introduction: Urine retention

Urine retention: Urinary retention , or bladder-emptying problems, is a common urological problem with many possible causes. Normally, urination can be ... more about Urine retention.

Urine retention: Partial or total inability to excrete urine. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Urine retention is available below.

Symptoms of Urine retention

• Urine retention
• Reduced urine
• Total inability to urinate
• Distended bladder

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Medical Textbooks Online about Urine retention

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Urine retention?

• Misdiagnosis of Urine retention
• Underlying causes of Urine retention (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Misdiagnosis and Urine retention

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Causes of Urine retention

• Underlying causes of acute urine retention:
  • Bladder obstruction
  • Ureter obstruction
  • Urethral obstruction
  • Urinary stones

See full list of 22 causes of Urine retention

More information about causes of Urine retention:

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• Underlying causes of Urine retention
• Urine retention as a complication caused by other conditions
• Urine retention as a symptom

Treatments for Urine retention

• Emergency treatment - for acute urine retention
• Treatment of the underlying cause

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Clinical Trials for Urine retention

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Urine retention include:

• Clinical Trial in Males With BPH (Enlarged Prostate) - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Alfuzosin
• ALFAURUS : A DB Randomized Parallel Group Study of Alfuzosin 10mg OD vs Placebo in the Management of AUR in Patients With a 1st Episode Due to BPH - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Alfuzosin
• Patient Registry to Study the Tined Lead Used With the InterStim System For Urinary Control - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Alfuzosin for Treating Acute Urinary Retention - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Alfuzosin
• A Cost Analysis of Interstim Therapy - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)

See full list of 17 Clinical Trials for Urine retention

Statistics for Urine retention

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Types of Urine retention

• Acute urine retention
• Chronic urine retention

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Article Excerpts about Urine retention

Urinary retention , or bladder-emptying problems, is a common urological problem with many possible causes. Normally, urination can be initiated voluntarily and the bladder empties completely. Urinary retention is the abnormal holding of urine in the bladder. (Source: excerpt from Your Urinary System and How It Works: NIDDK)

Definitions of Urine retention:

Inability to urinate. The etiology of this disorder includes obstructive, neurogenic, pharmacologic, and psychogenic causes. - (Source - Diseases Database)