Female bladder neck obstruction

Bladder neck obstruction in women is also known as bladder neck sclerosis (or Marion's disease). The etiology and pathogenesis are complicated, and there is still no unified understanding. It may be hyperplasia of bladder neck fibrous tissue, hypertrophy of bladder neck muscles, and chronic inflammation. The sclerosis and urethral gland hyperplasia caused by hormonal imbalance in elderly women, etc., bladder neck obstruction severely cause dysuria or even urinary retention, which can cause hydronephrosis for a long time and produce the same symptoms and results as men with benign prostatic hyperplasia.

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