DOI: 10.36347/sasjm.2024.v10i05.013

Pages: 357-360

Postpartum Bladder Retention (PPV) is an uncommon condition defined by the absence of voiding 6 hours after delivery with a bladder content greater than 400 milliliters (ml) of urine. Its lack of knowledge can lead to diagnostic delays that worsen the prognosis, as well as to inappropriate treatments. In the case of neglected retention, the bladder becomes distended and the term "slammed bladder" characterizes this overly dilated bladder that can no longer contract. By way of illustration, this article describes the observation of a young parturient admitted to our training center for significant abdominal distension and anuria, with severe renal insufficiency complicated by threatening hyperkalemia requiring the use of hemodialysis.