Our kidneys have a very specific and important role in keeping our body healthy. They filter waste, balance fluids, and ...

The liver is a vital organ, responsible for more than 500 functions in the body, including detoxifying the blood, producing bile for digestion and storing nutrients. However, when the liver is ...

Postoperative urinary retention is a common consequence of pelvic surgeries ... Another proposed mechanism is that AA is the end result of inflammation and is not accompanied by the signs of ...

Most were male and an appendiceal abscess was the cause of the urinary retention. Noble et alhighlighted the problems of delayed diagnosis and the need for repeat clinical abdominal examination after ...

A 76-year-old man presented to the emergency department complaining of acute urinary retention (AUR) and severe constipation. His recent medical history included 4 days of treatment in the community ...

Scientists have created a world-first urine test which could indicate the first possible signs of lung cancer. The majority of cases of lung cancer in England are diagnosed at later stages ...

morphine is routinely administered in our unit to neonates undergoing therapeutic hypothermia who show signs of distress. After 24 h, administration of intravenous methylnaltrexone (0.15 mg/kg) was ...

Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) refers to significant bacteriuria (on microscopy or culture) and approximately 75% to 90% of patients with ASB do not have signs and symptoms to suggest infection. In ...

Objective: The meta-analysis aimed to estimate the efficacy of prophylactic tamsulosin on postoperative urinary retention (POUR) in male patients. Methods: Papers were searched in the PubMed, Embase, ...

Background To date, the literature contains no information regarding incidence, definitions, or evidence-based management guidelines for pediatric postoperative urinary retention. Prior to our project ...