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Palliative medicine · Sep 2022
Case ReportsA peripheral opioid antagonist for treating urinary retention induced by opioids: A case report.
Urinary retention is a poorly studied opioid-related adverse effect. There is a paucity of data regarding the treatment of such disturbance in patients with advanced cancer receiving opioids. ⋯ In this case report, the effect of the peripheral opioid antagonist was prompt and long-lasting. Future studies of this neglected adverse effect of opioids should be performed to confirm this observation.