title: Appendiceal abscess--an unusual cause of acute urinary retention: a case report.
abstract: Acute urinary retention can result as a complication of gastrointestinal diseases such as diverticulitis and granulomatous enterocolitis. Appendiceal abscess has been reported as a rare cause of acute urinary retention in children but not in adults. A young adult male who had appendiceal abscess and presented in acute urinary retention forms the subject of this report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Benin, Nigeria.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Edewor
authors.forename: J U
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Monu
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Akumabor
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D001065:Appendix; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology*