"Urinary Retention" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Inability to empty the URINARY BLADDER with voiding (URINATION).
| Descriptor ID |
D016055
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.777.934.880 C13.351.968.934.880
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Urinary Retention" by people in Profiles.
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Perineoplasty, Pain, and Urinary Retention Following Native Tissue Vaginal Prolapse Surgery. Int Urogynecol J. 2026 Feb; 37(2):437-443.
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Prostate Safety Events During Testosterone Replacement Therapy in Men With Hypogonadism: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 12 01; 6(12):e2348692.
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Risk factors for infection and acute urinary retention following transperineal prostate biopsy. Int Urol Nephrol. 2024 Mar; 56(3):819-826.
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Clinical Reasoning: A 57-Year-Old Man With Stepwise Progressive Paraparesis, Sensory Loss, Urinary Retention, and Constipation. Neurology. 2022 02 01; 98(5):e555-e560.
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Postoperative Pain and Urinary Retention After Vaginal Reconstructive Surgery. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2021 03 01; 27(3):e497-e500.
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Preoperative Bladder Bowel Dysfunction Is the Most Important Predictive Factor for Postoperative Urinary Retention After Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Ureteral Reimplantation via An Extravesical Approach: A Multi-Center Study. J Endourol. 2021 02; 35(2):226-233.
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Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens Related to Urinary Retention. Am J Med. 2021 05; 134(5):e339-e340.
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Sacral neuromodulation for symptomatic chronic urinary retention in females: do age and comorbidities make a difference? Int Urogynecol J. 2021 Oct; 32(10):2703-2715.
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Are Foley catheters needed after minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum? Surgery. 2018 04; 163(4):854-856.
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Loss of MeCP2 Causes Urological Dysfunction and Contributes to Death by Kidney Failure in Mouse Models of Rett Syndrome. PLoS One. 2016; 11(11):e0165550.