Acute Urinary Retention in Children

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Urology| January 01 2002 Acute Urinary Retention in Children AAP Grand Rounds (2002) 7 (1): 6. https://doi.org/10.1542/gr.7-1-6 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Acute Urinary Retention in Children. AAP Grand Rounds January 2002; 7 (1): 6. https://doi.org/10.1542/gr.7-1-6 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All PublicationsAll JournalsAAP Grand RoundsPediatricsHospital PediatricsPediatrics In ReviewNeoReviewsAAP NewsAll AAP Sites Search Advanced Search Topics: acute urinary retention Source: Gatti J, Perez-Brayfield M, Kirsch A, et al. Acute urinary retention in children. J Urol. 2001;165:918–921. Acute urinary retention is uncommon in children but constitutes a genitourinary emergency. The etiology in children differs from adults and has been infrequently studied. The Emory University authors identified 53 children who presented at 1 of 2 children’s hospitals in Atlanta, Georgia, from 1993–2000. Patients were included if they were unable to empty their bladders volitionally for greater than 12 hours with a volume of urine greater than expected for age ([age in years +2] × 30cc) or if they had a palpably distended bladder. Children with known causes of voiding dysfunction were excluded. Thirty-seven boys (median age 5 years) and 16 girls (median age 4 years) met the inclusion criteria. The etiology of urinary retention was neurological in 17%, severe behavioral voiding dysfunction in 15%, urinary tract... You do not currently have access to this content.