Acute urinary retention (AUR) remains one of the greatest challenges faced by a clinician when treating BPH and bladder outlet obstruction. Most importantly, bladder outlet obstruction can be extremely distressing for the patient. A number of therapeutic options are available.
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Djavan, B., Kazzazi, A. & Lepor, H. Predicting TWOC failure in acute urinary retention. Nat Rev Urol 9, 181–182 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2012.31
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