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Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports
Published in: Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports 3/2012

01-09-2012 | Voiding Dysfunction Evaluation (JT Anger, Section Editor)

Evaluation of Urinary Retention in Women: Pelvic Floor Dysfunction or Primary Bladder Neck Obstruction

Authors: Benjamin M. Brucker, Victor W. Nitti

Published in: Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports | Issue 3/2012

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Abstract

Urinary retention in women is a condition resulting from various etiologies. Pelvic floor dysfunction and primary bladder outlet obstruction are two relatively common causes of bladder outlet obstruction (the major treatable cause of urinary retention). These two entities are treated in drastically different ways, making accurate diagnosis paramount. Urodynamic testing with fluoroscopic imaging remains the gold standard to accurately complete this evaluation. In this article, we review these conditions, their evaluation, and treatment.
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Metadata
Title
Evaluation of Urinary Retention in Women: Pelvic Floor Dysfunction or Primary Bladder Neck Obstruction
Authors
Benjamin M. Brucker
Victor W. Nitti
Publication date
01-09-2012
Publisher
Current Science Inc.
Published in
Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports / Issue 3/2012
Print ISSN: 1931-7212
Electronic ISSN: 1931-7220
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11884-012-0146-7

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