It was reported that patient had a convective radiofrequency water vapor thermal therapy, consisting on three treatments to the left lateral lobe and three treatments to the right lateral lobe of the prostate.
After the procedure, a foley catheter was placed for six days and when removed, the patient went into urinary retention passing two voiding trials in the office, leading to an acute renal failure.
The patient went to the emergency room and had the foley replaced for one week.
He has had three episodes of retention since then.
The patient is currently on clean intermittent catheterization (cic) and his renal function is almost normalized.
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