Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia (Dec 2014)

Bladder neck disease and kidney damage

  • Anna Mudoni,
  • Francesco Caccetta,
  • Maurizio Caroppo,
  • Fernando Musio,
  • Antonella Accogli,
  • Maria Dolores Zacheo,
  • Domenica Maria Lucia Burzo,
  • Giancamillo Carluccio,
  • Vitale Nuzzo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2014.4.391
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 86, no. 4
pp. 391 – 392

Abstract

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Primary bladder neck obstruction (PBNO) was first described in men by Marion in 1933. The precise cause of PBNO has not been clearly elucidated. This paper review the theories on etiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation and treatments for PBNO. Also this paper focuses on management of patients with complications like acute urine retention, hydroureteronephrosis and severe renal failure. The treatment options for men and women with PBNO include careful clinical evaluation, pharmacotherapy with alpha-blockers and surgical intervention.

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