title: Urinary retention and intervertebral disc protrusion.
abstract: The case histories of 17 patients in whom urinary retention was associated with an intervertebral disc protrusion which occurred, most commonly, centrally at the lumbar 4/5 level are presented. Strong pleas are made for consideration of this entity in patients with unexplained urinary retention.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D007796:Laminectomy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D014546:Urinary Catheterization; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy