Affiliation
Department of Surgery, St Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin., seaniemac@ireland.comIssue Date
2012-02-01T10:34:34ZMeSH
Acute DiseaseAged
Humans
Intestinal Obstruction/diagnosis/*etiology
Male
Prostatic Hyperplasia/*complications
Tomography, X-Ray
Urinary Retention/*complications/etiology
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Ir Med J. 2009 Feb;102(2):52-3.Journal
Irish medical journalPubMed ID
19405320Abstract
A seventy two year old man presented to the Emergency Department with clinical features of colonic obstruction. Subsequent radiological investigations confirmed this impression and revealed the aetiology to be compression of the sigmoid colon against the sacrum by a massively distended urinary bladder. Chronic urinary retention due to benign prostatic hypertrophy is an extremely unusual cause of large bowel obstruction. Little in this patient's clinical findings suggested this aetiology. We reviewed the literature in this area and highlight the benefits of CT scanning over contrast studies.Language
engISSN
0332-3102 (Print)0332-3102 (Linking)
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