Fowler urethral sphincter dysfunction syndrome
Synonyms: Fowler syndrome | Fowler-Christmas-Chapple syndrome
A rare urogenital disease characterized by otherwise unexplained chronic urinary retention of more than 1 liter of sterile urine on catheterization an asensitive bladder with loss of urge to void and no help of straining. Poor tolerance of self-catheterization is typically reported. The condition occurs in women between menarche and menopause.
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