The practical assessment and management of bladder outflow obstruction. Issue 7 (July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Suleyman, Narin; Banks, Freddie CL.
• Is Part Of: Surgery. Volume 37:Issue 7(2019)
• Page Start: 382
• Page End: 387
• Publication Date: 2019-07
• Subjects: Bladder outflow obstruction -- BPH -- post-void residual -- prostate; Surgery -- Periodicals; Surgery -- Periodicals; Chirurgie -- Périodiques; Thérapeutique -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 617
• DOI: 10.1016/j.mpsur.2019.04.002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0263-9319

Abstract

Abstract: The initial management of bladder outflow obstruction typically related to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) falls to a large extent within the remit of general practice. Referral onwards to secondary care typically arises following the failure to respond to conservative measures or when complications have supervened; the most significant of which is urinary retention. In the hospital setting, anaesthesia, constipation and immobility are the common precipitants. What follows is a practical guide to the management of these situations and provides an overview of the conservative, medical, minimally invasive and surgical treatments available.