Congenital malformations, deformities, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99).
- Malformations of the genitourinary system, unspecified.
- Congenital ureteral outlet stenosis
- Megaureter – usually congenital dilation of one or both ureters (>10 mm).
- Spina bifida – malformation of the spine, in which there is only an incomplete vertebral arch closure.
Blood-forming organs – immune system (D50-D90).
- Sarcoidosis – granulomatous inflammation; considered an inflammatory multisystem disease.
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases (E00-E90).
- Diabetes mellitus (diabetes) – may cause bladder dysfunction.
- Pelvic lipomatosis – occurrence of multiple benign fatty tissue tumors in the pelvis.
Cardiovascular system (I00-I99).
- Aneurysm (wall outpouching) of the pelvic vessels.
- Aortic aneurysm – outpouching of the wall of the aorta.
- Ovarian vein thrombophlebitis/inflammation of the ovarian vein (rare postpartum complication).
Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).
- Schistosomiasis – worm disease (tropical infectious disease) caused by trematodes (sucking worms) of the genus Schistosoma (couple flukes) (infection of the urinary bladder with Schistosoma haematobium, a parasite).
- Tabes dorsalis – late stage syphilis characterized by neurological symptoms.
- Tuberculosis (consumption).
Neoplasms – tumor diseases (C00-D48)
- Metastases (daughter tumors) of various solid tumors.
- Tumors of the pelvis (cervix, bladder, colon, prostate, testis, ovary, lymphoma, sarcoma).
- Tumors of the genitourinary tract such as prostate cancer (prostate cancer), urothelial carcinoma (bladder cancer).
- Uterine fibroids – benign neoplasm in the uterus.
Psyche – nervous system (F00-F99; G00-G99)
- Multiple sclerosis (MS) – neurological disease that can lead to paralysis.
- Paraplegia (transverse paralysis) – paralysis of both arms or both legs.
Pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium (O00-O99)
- Extrauterine pregnancy – pregnancy outside the uterus; extrauterine pregnancy is present in approximately 1% to 2% of all pregnancies: Tubalgravidity (ectopic pregnancy), Ovariangravidity (pregnancy in the ovary), Peritonealgravidity or Abdominalgravidity (pregnancy in the abdominal cavity), Cervicalgravidity (pregnancy in the cervix).
- Puerperal ovarian vein thrombophlebitis (POVT) – resulting mainly right-sided hydronephrosis (during pregnancy).
Genitourinary system (kidneys, urinary tract – sex organs) (N00-N99).
- Pelvic floor subsidence
- Blood coagulation in hematuria (blood in the urine)
- Endometriosis – benign but painful proliferation of endometrium (lining of the uterus) outside the uterine cavity.
- Ureteral stricture (ureteral narrowing).
- Megaureter – usually congenital dilation of one or both ureters (>10 mm).
- Cicatricial strictures (high-grade narrowing) of the urinary tract.
- Kidney stone
- Ovarian abscess – accumulation of pus in the ovary.
- Prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) – benign enlargement of the prostate.
- Retroperitoneal fibrosis (synonyms: retroperitoneal fibrosis; Ormond’s disease; Ormond’s syndrome; in Anglo-American writing: Albarran-Ormond syndrome, “Gerota’s fascitis” or “Gerota’s syndrome”) – slowly increasing connective tissue proliferation between the posterior peritoneum (peritoneum) and the spine with walled-in vessels, nerves and ureters (ureters).
- Ureterocele – protrusion of the mucosa of the intramural ureteral segment into the bladder lumen.
- Ureteral polyp
- Ureteral stone (ureteral stone)
- Urolithiasis (urinary stone disease), unspecified.
Injuries, poisonings, and other consequences of external causes (S00-T98).
- Foreign body, unspecified
Other
- Pregnancy
- Bladder dysfunction due to cold, alcohol
- Injuries during operations
- Abdominal adhesions (adhesions in the abdomen) after surgery.
- Condition after radiatio (radiotherapy) of the abdomen (abdominal cavity).
Medications
Antidepressants, antiparkinsonian drugs, neuroleptics, and substance groups containing tertiary and quaternary amines, have adverse effects such as urinary retention because of their anticholinergic component (see also under “Anticholinergic effects of drugs”):
- See under “Causes” under Drugs.
