What causes a bladder outlet obstruction (BOO)?
What causes a bladder outlet obstruction (BOO)?
The causes of bladder outlet obstruction include:
- Scar tissue in your urethra.
- Bladder stones.
- Tumors in your rectum.
- Procedures for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) surgery.
- Non-cancerous (benign) lesions or cysts.
- Urethra, vaginal or cervical cancer.
- Urethral scarring (stricture) disease.
- Tumors in your uterus or cervix.
- Bladder or uterus falling down into your vaginal area (pelvic organ prolapse).
- An enlarged prostate gland (benign prostatic hyperplasic, or BPH) or prostate cancer.
- Severe constipation or impaction of stool.
Bladder outlet obstruction sometimes causes lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS).