title: Acute urinary retention associated with flecainide.
abstract: A case of acute urinary retention, presumably secondary to the use of the antiarrhythmic drug flecainide, is presented. A mechanism for this effect is proposed based on the possibility of a local anesthetic effect on bladder mucosa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, State University of New York, Stony Brook.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ziegelbaum
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lever
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D005424:Flecainide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D005424:Flecainide