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Bladder obstruction

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Bladder obstruction
A blockage of the bladder caused by the presence of calculi (e.g., mineral deposits) or an anatomic abnormality.


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The patient with the bladder obstruction asked me about Saw Palmetto which he heard was good for shrinking prostate glands.
In cases of genital prolapse, patients suffer from bladder obstruction as a consequence of urethral kinking, (1) which may prompt urinary retention or chronic urinary tract infection and may lead to stone formation.
Twenty percent of the women in the study were found to have bladder obstruction, which is considerably higher than what has previously been believed.
 
 
 
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