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Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction
Tree Number(s)
C12.050.351.968.767.700.850
C12.050.351.968.829.601
C12.200.777.767.700.962
C12.200.777.829.760
C12.950.767.700.850
C12.950.829.601
Unique ID
D001748
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001748
Scope Note
Blocked urine flow through the bladder neck, the narrow internal urethral opening at the base of the URINARY BLADDER. Narrowing or strictures of the URETHRA can be congenital or acquired. It is often observed in males with enlarged PROSTATE glands.
Entry Term(s)
Bladder Neck Obstruction
Bladder Outlet Obstruction
NLM Classification #
WJ 500
Public MeSH Note
2007; see BLADDER NECK OBSTRUCTION 1966-2006
History Note
2007 (1966)
Date Established
2007/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2021/06/30
Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction Preferred
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