Prolonged postpartum urinary retention: A case report and review of the literature

• Main Authors: Aslı Yarcı Gursoy (Author), Mine Kiseli (Author), Semih Tangal (Author), Gamze Caglar (Author), Ahmet Haliloglu (Author), Sevim Cengiz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: South African Medical Association, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Postpartum urinary retention (PUR), which is defined as difficulty in emptying the bladder completely after delivery, may be clinically pronounced or silent. The incidence differs according to the definition. Although many risk factors for this disturbance are identified in the literature, every pat...