title: [Psychogenic retention of urine in women: diagnostic and therapeutic problems].
abstract: Psychogenic urinary retention is rare event. 6 cases are reported: diagnostic urologic and neurologic work-up is outlined. The final statement is the exclusion of rare or minimal neurogenic causes (silent disk prolapse, early multiple sclerosis and so on) and the evidence of cause-effect relationship between psychic trauma and starting of urinary symptoms are compulsory to join the diagnosis of psychogenic urinary retention.
authors.affiliation: Institut d'Urologie, Université de Padova, Italie.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bassi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zattoni
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aragona
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dal Bianco
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calabró
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Artibani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D014521:Urethra / Q000503:physiopathology; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000503:physiopathology; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D014563:Urodynamics
vernacular_title: La rétention psychogène d'urine chez la femme: aspects diagnostiques et thérapeutiques.