A prospective study of conservatively managed acute urinary retention: Prostate size matters

BJU International

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 816-819

  Kumar, V ^a   Mark, C ^a   Bhuvangiri, A ^a   Irwin, P ^a  

^a LEIGHTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute retention of urine; Benign prostatic enlargement; Conservative treatment; Trial without catheter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE FLOW RATE; URINE RETENTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER NECK OBSTRUCTION; URINARY RETENTION; URINATION;

EID: 0033757273     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00918.x     Document Type: Article

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