Strangury

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Strangury is the painful passage of small quantities of urine which are expelled slowly by straining with severe urgency; it is usually accompanied with the unsatisfying feeling of a remaining volume inside and a desire to pass something that will not pass.

Definitions of the term tend to vary widely.

The pain is attributed to the irritation of urothelium (epithelium lining the urinary tract) and subsequent spasm of muscles. It is seen in numerous urological conditions including the following-

1. Urinary Calculus (commonly) 2. Bladder inflammation (cystitis) 3. Bladder cancer