Open AccessSystematic review of urinary biomarkers of female bladder outlet obstruction (fBOO)
Author(s) -
Andreia Bilé Silva,
Paulo Dinis,
Luís Abranches Monteiro
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
archivio italiano di urologia andrologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.429
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2282-4197
pISSN - 1124-3562
DOI - 10.4081/aiua.2022.3.355
Subject(s) - medicine , biomarker , bladder outlet obstruction , urinary system , lower urinary tract symptoms , etiology , systematic review , urology , medline , cancer , political science , law , prostate , biochemistry , chemistry
Diagnosis of bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) in females is often challenging, not only because of the overlap in storage and voiding symptoms in women with various etiologies of lower urinary tract (LUT) dysfunction but also due to the lack of standardized urodynamic criteria to define the condition. There is an unmet need of biologic markers to evaluate BOO in females as an adjunct to other clinical criteria. We sought to elucidate the role of urinary biomarkers in female BOO.