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Poor Urine Flow

Aetiology

  • Men above 60 years of age usually have an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia or obstructing prostate carcinoma Prostate Cancer).
  • Anatomical or functional obstruction of the urethra or the bladder neck, such as urethral stricture or poor opening, as a consequence of e.g. a trauma or an operation.
  • Detrusor sphincter dyssynergia in a neurogenic bladder associated with, for example, spinal cord disease or injury.
  • Poorly contracting detrusor muscle (detrusor myopathy) due to an emptying obstruction and/or overdistension
  • In women, prolapse of the uterus or urethral mucous membrane

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