title: Urinary retention without organic cause in children.
abstract: Acute urinary retention without organic explanation is well known in adults but has only rarely been described in children. Six cases (four boys and two girls) of non-organic acute urinary retention are reported. The diagnosis was based on negative findings on extensive urological examination. So-called psychogenic urinary retention in children is associated with constipation and infrequent voiding.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003248:Constipation / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology