?was completely cured by the various quack treatment he had undergone. The gonorrhoea went on from bad to worse, stricture ensued, accompanied with difficult micturition, which was ia a short time followed by retention of urine, at the 48th hour of which he sought relief at the hospital, with the following symptoms: the bladder distended nearly up to umbilicus; the penis and scrotum swollen, pr...

Introduction Post-operative retention of urine is a common surgical complication, and it is essential to have a clear understanding of the factors involved in its production and the principles of its management, if further complications and mortality are to be prevented. The object of this article is not only to describe the methods of prevention and relief of urinary retention but to point out...

Introduction Post-operative retention of urine is a common surgical complication, and it is essential to have a clear understanding of the factors involved in its production and the principles of its management, if further complications and mortality are to be prevented. The object of this article is not only to describe the methods of prevention and relief of urinary retention but to point out...

Khaja Mogul, a strong healthy-looking Mahomedan, aged about 60, was shown to me one morning at the Afzul Ganj Hospital, Hyderabad, while I was acting as Residency Surgeon; he stated that for the last twelve months he had had increasing difficulty in passing water, and that twelve days before the date on which I saw him, he had been unable to pass any urine and had to come to hospital to have th...