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High Pressure Chronic Retention. Incidence, Aetiology and Sinister Implications
Author(s) -
O'REILLY P. H.,
BROOMAN P. J. C.,
FARAH N. B.,
MASON G. C.
Publication year - 1986
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.1986.tb05903.x
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , diuresis , etiology , incidence (geometry) , urinary retention , chronic pyelonephritis , blood pressure , malignant disease , circulatory collapse , cardiology , surgery , kidney , cancer , physics , optics
Summary— A prospective analysis of 36 consecutive cases of high pressure chronic retention presenting over a 3‐year period is described. Thirty‐nine per cent of patients had malignant prostates and 14% had bladder tumours (overall malignancy rate 53%). The dangers of mismanagement of high pressure chronic retention include uraemic death and hypovolaemic circulatory collapse from neglected post‐obstructive diuresis. The clinician should be prepared to find a high incidence of urological malignant disease in patients presenting with this syndrome.