Acute Colonic Obstruction Due to Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
Material type:
TextSeries: Staff Publications- McDermott, E ; Staff PublicationsPublication details: 2009Subject(s): - 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
- PUBLICATIONS ARCHIVE MCDE
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Week Loan | St. Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network Dublin | St. Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network Dublin | AR | PUBLICATIONS ARCHIVE MCDE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39015000019789 |
Total holds: 0
Click on the following website to view this article online: http://www.imj.ie The print version of this article is held in the Oncology Resource Centre (Box 2)
There are no comments on this title.
Log in to your account to post a comment.