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BPS and CONFUSABLE DISEASES:

literature on bladder outlet obstruction

ESSIC uses the name bladder pain syndrome (BPS) instead of interstitial cystitis (IC) and/or painful bladder syndrome (PBS): click here for more details.

Bladder outlet obstruction in women: iatrogenic, anatomic, and neurogenic.
McCrery RJ, Appell RA. Curr Urol Rep 2006;7:363-9

Bladder outlet obstruction in women: difficulties in the diagnosis.
Klijer R, Bar K, Bialek W. Urol Int 2004;73:6-10
• the authors conclude that bladder outlet obstruction exists in women with lower urinary tract symptoms
• pressure-flow studies and voiding cystourethrography are reliable modalities for confirming bladder outlet obstruction