title: Occult prostatic abscess detected by transrectal sonography and computed tomography. Case report.
abstract: The authors report a case of prostatic abscess in a patient without significant clinical manifestation. Transrectal ultrasonography and computed tomography demonstrated a lesion suggestive of an abscess which was finally confirmed by transurethral resection revealing pus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, OLV-ziekenhuis, Aalst, Belgium.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baekelandt
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: D'Haenens
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wynant
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fonteyne
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stockx
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leyman
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography