title: Acute abdominal distension secondary to urinary retention in a patient after alcohol withdrawal.
abstract: Several cases of alcohol-induced bladder dysfunction have been reported previously, but the mechanism of its development is varied and unclear. We report a case of symptomatic abdominal distension due to urinary retention after alcohol withdrawal. The timing of the onset suggests that it was induced by alcohol withdrawal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Course of Integrated Brain Sciences, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 18-15 Kuramoto-cho 3, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan. igajunichi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jun-Ichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Iga
authors.forename: Takahide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: Tetsuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohmori
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000473:pathology*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D014546:Urinary Catheterization; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol