Preoperative urinary function does not predict postoperative acute urinary retention in men after rectal resection.
Katherine J ZhuR ThanigasalamMichael J SolomonPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2020)
Preoperative urinary dysfunction in men is not predictive of postoperative AUR after TME. It should not preclude early trial of void after TME. AUR did not predispose to UTI, nor did it prolong LOS.