title: ACR appropriateness criteria on obstructive voiding symptoms secondary to prostate disease.
abstract: Obstructive voiding symptoms are most commonly due to prostatic hyperplasia, but other causes include bladder neck contractures, prostatic carcinomas, neurogenic bladder, and urethral stricture. Symptoms include hesitancy, dribbling, decreased force of stream, and postvoid fullness. Imaging is useful in evaluating the presence and degree of hydronephrosis, estimation of renal function, evaluation of the bladder and prostate, and detection of incidental upper tract malignancies or stones. Various modalities have been used for evaluation of the cause of obstruction. Literature on the indications and usefulness of these radiologic studies for obstructive voiding symptoms in different clinical settings is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA. dighe@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Manjiri
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dighe
authors.forename: Isaac R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.forename: David D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Casalino
authors.forename: Ronald S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Arellano
authors.forename: Deborah A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Baumgarten
authors.forename: Nancy S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Curry
authors.forename: Pat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fulgham
authors.forename: Gary M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Israel
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Leyendecker
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Papanicolaou
authors.forename: Srinivasa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Parvati
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ramchandani
authors.forename: Erick M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Remer
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sheth
mesh_terms: D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D011871:Radiology / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*