title: Bilateral seminal vesicle abscesses.
abstract: We report a case of a seminal vesicle abscess successfully treated by percutaneous perineal drainage. Magnetic resonance imaging was helpful in clarifying the differential diagnosis. Seminal vesicle abscess is a rare pathological entity; since 1958, only 7 cases have been reported in the literature. Because of its nonspecific clinical symptoms, clinical diagnosis is often ambiguous. An overview of the literature, as well as a discussion of the diagnosis and the treatment of the seminal vesicle abscess will be presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Salzburg General Hospital, Austria.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Doringer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sarica
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kunit
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Frick
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D004322:Drainage; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012669:Seminal Vesicles; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy