Urine retention. Illustration of an enlarged male bladder caused by acute retention of urine. At centre is the enlarged bladder (red). The overlying m

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Urine retention. Illustration of an enlarged male bladder caused by acute retention of urine. At centre is the enlarged bladder (red). The overlying muscles are at right, with the surrounding bone structure revealed at left. At lower centre is the prostate gland (red, oval). Urine retention is the inability to empty the bladder or difficulty in doing so. It may be due to bladder stones, phimosis (tight foreskin), or prostate tumour. A catheter may be used to drain the bladder, before treating the underlying condition.

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