Postmicturition syndrome: a neglected syndrome dangerous for the bladder and the heart

Postmicturition syndrome refers to symptoms caused by overdistension of the bladder or micturition. Bladder paraganglioma is a rare neuroendocrine neoplasm, which arises from the chromaffin tissue of the sympathetic nervous system embedded in the muscle layer of the bladder wall. Clinical presentation of catecholamine-secreting paragangliomas may mimic that of hyperfunctioning adrenal pheochromocytoma. Typical symptoms such as sweating, palpitations, headache, nausea, hypertension, or flushing are due to catecholamine release and are related to micturition or bladder overdistension.
Source: Journal of the American Society of Hypertension - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Clinical Case Presentation Source Type: research