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Urinary Retention without Organic Cause in Children
Author(s) -
BALDEW I. M.,
GELDEREN H. H. VAN
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1983.tb06556.x
Subject(s) - urinary retention , psychogenic disease , urinary system , constipation , medicine , pediatrics , urology , psychiatry
Summary— Acute urinary retention without organic explanation is well known in adults but has only rarely been described in children. Six cases (four boys and two girls) of non‐organic acute urinary retention are reported. The diagnosis was based on negative findings on extensive urological examination. So‐called psychogenic urinary retention in children is associated with constipation and infrequent voiding.