Acute urinary retention in men: the risks and outcomes with medical therapy.
This paper is restricted to the discussion of the relatively modern disorder of sudden painful inability to urinate in older men. It was not a common medical problem until the 19th century when, in developed countries, male life expectancy increased to beyond 60 years; it remains an uncommon problem in those developing countries where male life expectancy remains low, particularly in some sub-Saharan African countries where male life expectancy is only 44.8 years.
Department of Oncology, Edinburgh University, Western General hospital, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK. tbhargreave@btinternet.com
Timothy B
TB
Hargreave
Alan S
AS
McNeill
D058891:5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors; D000208:Acute Disease; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D018120:Finasteride / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D014546:Urinary Catheterization; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*
D058891:5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D018120:Finasteride