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Urinary Retention after Pyeloplasty
Author(s) -
DAVIES A. H.,
CRANSTON D.
Publication year - 1991
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.1991.tb15186.x
Subject(s) - pyeloplasty , medicine , urinary retention , genitourinary system , surgery , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , retrospective cohort study , urology , urinary system , hydronephrosis
Summary— A retrospective review of 37 pyeloplasties, performed between 1984 and 1988, revealed that 38% of patients had post‐operative retention requiring catheterisation, compared with 8% in an age and sex matched group of patients undergoing cholecystectomy. This suggests that direct surgical trauma to the upper genitourinary system may inhibit bladder function. We therefore suggest that pre‐operative catheterisation should be considered in theatre, for patients undergoing pyeloplasty.