Hargreave TB, McNeill AS. Acute urinary retention in men: the risks and outcomes with medical therapy.
Curr Urol Rep 2005;
6:263-70. [PMID:
15978225 DOI:
10.1007/s11934-005-0019-0]
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Abstract
This paper is restricted to the discussion of the relatively modern disorder of sudden painful inability to urinate in older men. It was not a common medical problem until the 19th century when, in developed countries, male life expectancy increased to beyond 60 years; it remains an uncommon problem in those developing countries where male life expectancy remains low, particularly in some sub-Saharan African countries where male life expectancy is only 44.8 years.
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