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Urethral obstruction

MedGen UID:
12015
Concept ID:
C0041972
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Obstruction, Urethral; Obstructions, Urethral; Urethral Obstruction; Urethral Obstructions
SNOMED CT: Obstruction of urethra (95588004); Urethral obstruction (95588004)
 
HPO: HP:0000796
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001556

Definition

Obstruction of the flow of urine through the urethra. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Ochoa syndrome
MedGen UID:
98015
Concept ID:
C0403555
Disease or Syndrome
Urofacial syndrome (UFS) is characterized by prenatal or infantile onset of urinary bladder voiding dysfunction, abnormal facial movement with expression (resulting from abnormal co-contraction of the corners of the mouth and eyes), and often bowel dysfunction (constipation and/or encopresis). Bladder voiding dysfunction increases the risk for urinary incontinence, megacystis, vesicoureteric reflux, hydroureteronephrosis, urosepsis, and progressive renal impairment. In rare instances, an individual who has (a) a molecularly confirmed diagnosis and/or (b) an affected relative meeting clinical diagnostic criteria manifests only the characteristic facial features or only the urinary bladder voiding dysfunction (not both). Nocturnal lagophthalmos (incomplete closing of the eyes during sleep) appears to be a common and significant finding.
Cervical ribs, Sprengel anomaly, anal atresia, and urethral obstruction
MedGen UID:
318617
Concept ID:
C1832391
Disease or Syndrome

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Robakiewicz P, Halfacree Z
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Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2016 Jun;12(6):657-67. Epub 2016 Apr 28 doi: 10.1080/17425255.2016.1178239. PMID: 27095013

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Flores-Torres J, Sanchez-Valle A, Duncan JR, Panzarino V, Rodriguez JM, Kirby RS
Adv Pediatr 2023 Aug;70(1):131-144. Epub 2023 May 15 doi: 10.1016/j.yapd.2023.03.001. PMID: 37422291
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Nat Rev Urol 2022 May;19(5):295-303. Epub 2022 Feb 8 doi: 10.1038/s41585-022-00563-8. PMID: 35136187
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Diagnosis

Flores-Torres J, Sanchez-Valle A, Duncan JR, Panzarino V, Rodriguez JM, Kirby RS
Adv Pediatr 2023 Aug;70(1):131-144. Epub 2023 May 15 doi: 10.1016/j.yapd.2023.03.001. PMID: 37422291
Capone V, Persico N, Berrettini A, Decramer S, De Marco EA, De Palma D, Familiari A, Feitz W, Herthelius M, Kazlauskas V, Liebau M, Manzoni G, Maternik M, Mosiello G, Schanstra JP, Vande Walle J, Wühl E, Ylinen E, Zurowska A, Schaefer F, Montini G
Nat Rev Urol 2022 May;19(5):295-303. Epub 2022 Feb 8 doi: 10.1038/s41585-022-00563-8. PMID: 35136187
Goldman HB
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Tseng TY, Stoller ML
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Therapy

Shapiro KK, Brucker BM
Neurourol Urodyn 2022 Nov;41(8):1975-1982. Epub 2022 Jul 3 doi: 10.1002/nau.25000. PMID: 35781322
Capone V, Persico N, Berrettini A, Decramer S, De Marco EA, De Palma D, Familiari A, Feitz W, Herthelius M, Kazlauskas V, Liebau M, Manzoni G, Maternik M, Mosiello G, Schanstra JP, Vande Walle J, Wühl E, Ylinen E, Zurowska A, Schaefer F, Montini G
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Lee B, Vangipuram R, Petersen E, Tyring SK
Dermatol Online J 2018 Jul 15;24(7) PMID: 30261561
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Prognosis

Capone V, Persico N, Berrettini A, Decramer S, De Marco EA, De Palma D, Familiari A, Feitz W, Herthelius M, Kazlauskas V, Liebau M, Manzoni G, Maternik M, Mosiello G, Schanstra JP, Vande Walle J, Wühl E, Ylinen E, Zurowska A, Schaefer F, Montini G
Nat Rev Urol 2022 May;19(5):295-303. Epub 2022 Feb 8 doi: 10.1038/s41585-022-00563-8. PMID: 35136187
Hodges SJ, Patel B, McLorie G, Atala A
ScientificWorldJournal 2009 Oct 14;9:1119-26. doi: 10.1100/tsw.2009.127. PMID: 19838598Free PMC Article
Morris RK, Kilby MD
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2008 Feb;22(1):97-122. Epub 2007 Sep 29 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2007.08.007. PMID: 17904905
Dinneen MD, Duffy PG
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Clinical prediction guides

Mustafa HJ, Khalil A, Johnson S, Gordijn SJ, Ganzevoort W, Melling C, Koh CJ, Mandy GT, Kilby MD, Johnson A, Quintero RA, Ryan G, Shamshirsaz AA, Nassr AA;  on behalf of the LUTO Working Group
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Cohn JA, Brown ET, Reynolds WS, Kaufman MR, Dmochowski RR
Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2016 Jun;12(6):657-67. Epub 2016 Apr 28 doi: 10.1080/17425255.2016.1178239. PMID: 27095013
Morris RK, Kilby MD
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2008 Feb;22(1):97-122. Epub 2007 Sep 29 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2007.08.007. PMID: 17904905

Recent systematic reviews

Khondker A, Kim K, Najafabadi BT, Nguyen DD, Kim JK, Yadav P, Brownrigg N, Richter J, E Chua M, Dos Santos J, Rickard M, Lorenzo AJ
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