Acute Urinary Retention Due to Retrovesical Hematoma: A Case Report

Abstract

Acute urinary retention is a urologic emergency, which has a meaningful impact on patients' quality of life. The compression of retrovesical hematoma is a rare cause of urinary retention. We report the presentation and discuss the differential diagnosis of acute urinary retention due to retrovesical hematoma in a 57-year-old male patient.

Keywords

• acute urinary retention
• bladder compression
• pelvic trauma
• retrovesical hematoma