May 23, 2011 — Use of short- and long-acting inhaled anticholinergic medications (IACs) is associated with an increased risk for acute urinary retention (AUR) in men with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

A new study examined the absolute and relative risk of urogenital, colorectal, and neurological cancers after a diagnosis of AUR. Higher risk was generally confined to the first 3 months after ...

Rotterdam, the Netherlands - Current use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is associated with an increased risk of acute urinary retention (AUR), an epidemiological study has found [ 1] ...

The reliability of serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) measurements in men with acute urinary retention is unclear. Total PSA, free and complexed PSA were measured, and the free/total (f/t) PSA and ...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the rates of acute urinary retention (AUR) and surgery after initiating 5-alpha reductase inhibitor (5ARI) therapy and to compare the 2 currently ...

Men who experience a sudden inability to pass urine because of a non-cancerous enlarged prostate are hospitalised and treated differently depending on where they live, according to an international ...