title: Acute urinary retention.
abstract: Acute urinary retention is a common emergency genitourinary symptom. The etiology of acute retention includes obstructive, neurogenic, pharmacologic, and psychogenic causes. The emergency management of acute urinary retention is bladder decompression, which is usually accomplished with a Foley catheter.
authors.affiliation: Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Akron.
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Fontanarosa
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Roush
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010808:Physical Examination; D001743:Urinary Bladder; D014546:Urinary Catheterization; D014554:Urination; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy