{"id":12081,"date":"2025-07-09T09:52:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T13:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rigicon.com\/glossary-term\/urinary-retention\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T09:52:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T13:52:52","slug":"retencion-urinaria","status":"publish","type":"glossary-term","link":"https:\/\/www.rigicon.com\/es\/glossary-term\/retencion-urinaria\/","title":{"rendered":"Retenci\u00f3n Urinaria"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","glossary-category":[111],"glossary-product":[104,105],"class_list":["post-12081","glossary-term","type-glossary-term","status-publish","hentry","glossary-category-urological-disorders","glossary-product-infla10-pulse-ipp-series","glossary-product-rigi10-malleable-penile-prosthesis"],"acf":{"gt-definition":"<p>La retenci\u00f3n urinaria es una condici\u00f3n en la que un individuo no puede vaciar toda la orina de la vejiga. Ocurre cuando la vejiga no se vac\u00eda completamente al orinar, lo que provoca que quede orina residual en la vejiga.<sup>1<\/sup> Esta afecci\u00f3n puede manifestarse en dos formas principales: retenci\u00f3n urinaria aguda, caracterizada por una incapacidad repentina para orinar a pesar de tener la vejiga llena, a menudo acompa\u00f1ada de dolor y malestar en la parte inferior del abdomen; y retenci\u00f3n urinaria cr\u00f3nica, que se desarrolla gradualmente con el tiempo con un vaciado incompleto de la vejiga.<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n    \n    <p>La fisiopatolog\u00eda implica un bloqueo que impide parcial o totalmente el flujo de orina, o la incapacidad de la vejiga para mantener una fuerza contr\u00e1ctil lo suficientemente fuerte como para expulsar toda la orina.<sup>3<\/sup> La micci\u00f3n normal requiere una integraci\u00f3n y coordinaci\u00f3n complejas de funciones neurol\u00f3gicas con los nervios p\u00e9lvicos simp\u00e1ticos, parasimp\u00e1ticos y som\u00e1ticos para facilitar el almacenamiento adecuado de la vejiga y micci\u00f3n.<sup>4<\/sup> Cuando esta coordinaci\u00f3n se altera debido a una obstrucci\u00f3n mec\u00e1nica, disfunci\u00f3n neurol\u00f3gica o efectos de medicamentos, puede ocurrir retenci\u00f3n urinaria.<\/p>","gt-synonyms":"Retenci\u00f3n de vejiga, Vaciado incompleto de la vejiga, Obstrucci\u00f3n urinaria, Disfunci\u00f3n miccional, Retenci\u00f3n urinaria aguda (RAO), Retenci\u00f3n urinaria cr\u00f3nica (CUR), Orina residual posmiccional, Estasis urinaria","gt-citation":"[1] Selius BA, Subedi R. Urinary retention in adults: diagnosis and initial management. Am Fam Physician. 2008;77(5):643-650. DOI: https:\/\/www.aafp.org\/pubs\/afp\/issues\/2008\/0301\/p643.html\n\n[2] Dougherty JM, Aeddula NR. Male Urinary Retention. In: StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing; 2024. PMID: 30855914. DOI: https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK538499\/\n\n[3] National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Urinary Retention. 2019. https:\/\/www.niddk.nih.gov\/health-information\/urologic-diseases\/urinary-retention\n\n[4] Roehrborn CG. Acute urinary retention: risks and management. Rev Urol. 2005;7(Suppl 4):S31-S41. PMID: 16986053. DOI: https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC1477606\/\n\n[5] Kaplan SA, Wein AJ, Staskin DR, Roehrborn CG, Steers WD. Urinary retention and post-void residual urine in men: separating truth from tradition. J Urol. 2008;180(1):47-54. DOI: 10.1016\/j.juro.2008.03.027","gt-clinical-context":"<p>La retenci\u00f3n urinaria es una afecci\u00f3n urol\u00f3gica importante que requiere evaluaci\u00f3n y tratamiento r\u00e1pidos, particularmente en su forma aguda.<sup>1<\/sup> La presentaci\u00f3n cl\u00ednica var\u00eda dependiendo de si la retenci\u00f3n es aguda o cr\u00f3nica. La retenci\u00f3n urinaria aguda se presenta como una emergencia m\u00e9dica caracterizada por la repentina incapacidad para orinar a pesar de una vejiga distendida, a menudo acompa\u00f1ada de dolor suprap\u00fabico intenso, urgencia y malestar.<sup>2<\/sup> La retenci\u00f3n urinaria cr\u00f3nica generalmente se presenta con s\u00edntomas m\u00e1s sutiles como chorro urinario d\u00e9bil, vacilaci\u00f3n, intermitencia, frecuencia, nicturia y sensaci\u00f3n de vaciado incompleto.<sup>3<\/sup><\/p>\n    \n    <p>En los hombres, la hiperplasia prost\u00e1tica benigna (BPH) es la causa m\u00e1s com\u00fan de retenci\u00f3n urinaria; aproximadamente el 10% de los hombres mayores de 70 a\u00f1os y hasta el 30% de los hombres mayores de 80 a\u00f1os desarrollan esta afecci\u00f3n.<sup>4<\/sup> En las mujeres, la retenci\u00f3n urinaria es menos com\u00fan y a menudo se asocia con trastornos neurol\u00f3gicos, prolapso de \u00f3rganos p\u00e9lvicos o complicaciones posquir\u00fargicas.<\/p>\n    \n    <p>La evaluaci\u00f3n diagn\u00f3stica incluye un historial m\u00e9dico completo, examen f\u00edsico, medici\u00f3n de orina residual posmiccional, an\u00e1lisis de orina, pruebas de funci\u00f3n renal y, en algunos casos, estudios urodin\u00e1micos o cistoscopia.<sup>5<\/sup> Las estrategias de manejo dependen de la causa subyacente y pueden incluir cateterismo para alivio inmediato, intervenciones farmacol\u00f3gicas como alfabloqueantes o inhibidores de la 5-alfa reductasa para la retenci\u00f3n relacionada con la HPB, o cirug\u00eda. intervenciones por causas obstructivas.<\/p>\n    \n    <p>Las complicaciones de la retenci\u00f3n urinaria no tratada incluyen infecciones del tracto urinario, da\u00f1o a la vejiga por distensi\u00f3n excesiva, hidronefrosis e insuficiencia renal.<sup>4<\/sup> Por lo tanto, el reconocimiento temprano y el manejo adecuado son esenciales para prevenir secuelas a largo plazo.<\/p>","gt-related-evidence":null,"gt-featured":true,"gt-ai-referenced":false,"gt-view-count":94},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Retenci\u00f3n Urinaria: Causes, Symptoms, and Management<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"La retenci\u00f3n urinaria impide el vaciado completo de la vejiga, provocando molestias. 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