Abstract
This case reportdescribes an acute retention induced by extracting a hemangioma of the to ngue. The patient was an 83-year-old male with latent benign prostatic hypertrophy, who turmed an acute retention after extracting a hemangioma of the tongue. We performed the treatment of catheterization.
After a few days, the ballon catheter was removed, but retention was notimproved. The patient was consulted urologist. So the clinical diagnosis was a benign oprostatic hypertro phy. The patient received a prosta tectomy. The removed prostate was markedly enlarged.
In the present case, it was concluded that causes of an acute retention were dueto various factors such as draginduced retention, latent benign prostatic hypertrophy, postoperative pain and hypersthenia induced sympathetic hypertonia, or psychosomatic effects.
