Occult prostatic abscess detected by transrectal sonography and computed tomography. Case report.
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.
Baekelandt
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Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, OLV-ziekenhuis, Aalst, Belgium.
D'Haenens
P
P
Wynant
H
H
Fonteyne
E
E
Stockx
L
L
Leyman
P
P
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