1/2007Urinary retention during the first trimester of pregnancy. A case report

MAGDALENA BROŚ-KONOPIELKO (II Katedra i Klinika Położnictwa i Ginekologii Akademii Medycznej w Warszawie, Kierownik Kliniki: prof. dr hab. med. Krzysztof Czajkowski)

Background
Acute urinary retention during pregnancy is very rare condition. Urinary retention can result from urethral obstruction by incarcerated retroverted gravid uterus. Clean intermittent catheterization should be performed. Impacted uterus could be manually replaced in the anterior position. Acute urinary retention can occur also due to cervical pregnancy. Urologic causes of retention include inflammatory diseases. Neurological etiology of urinary retention includes spinal cord compression.

Material and methods
We present a case report of urinary retention during the first trimester of pregnancy caused by retroverted gravid uterus.

Results
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Key words: urinary retention, pregnancy