Diseases

Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction

Blocked urine flow through the bladder neck, the narrow internal urethral opening at the base of the URINARY BLADDER. Narrowing or strictures of the URETHRA can be congenital or acquired. It is often observed in males with enlarged PROSTATE glands.

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Abstract

Blocked urine flow through the bladder neck, the narrow internal urethral opening at the base of the URINARY BLADDER. Narrowing or strictures of the URETHRA can be congenital or acquired. It is often observed in males with enlarged PROSTATE glands.

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2 entry terms
  • Bladder Neck Obstruction
  • Bladder Outlet Obstruction

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2007 (1966)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001748. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001748
  2. Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinary_bladder_neck_obstruction
  3. Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7900619