A 55-year old woman has recurrent urinary retention after a hysterectomy done for a huge fibroid. The most likely cause is:

Out of the given options, injury to bladder neck and hypogastric plexus are associated with hysterectomy which can lead to urinary retention Injury to the bladder neck can result in a retention or even incontinence, but the more common cause is the injury to the hypogastric plexus of nerves with carries the efferents for bladder control