title: An unusual presentation of urinary retention.
abstract: Patients with urinary retention frequently present to the emergency department (ED) for evaluation and treatment. Urinary retention is seen most often in males secondary to mechanical causes. However, other etiologies must be considered. We present an unusual case of a 35-year-old male who developed postcoital urinary retention secondary to urogenital diaphragm spasm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leung
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003075:Coitus; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013035:Spasm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis