title: Recurrent haemospermia--underlying urogenital anomalies and efficacy of imaging procedures.
abstract: Recurrent haemospermia is often regarded as "essential". Following routine diagnostic procedures, we found an associated factor in 54 of 72 patients (75%). With one exception (prostatic carcinoma), the benign character of the disease was confirmed. Urogenital infection was the most frequent concomitant finding (50%); in 26 men chronic prostatis was diagnosed. Other disorders such as hypertension and coagulation disorders played a minor role. Additional investigation of the prostate gland and seminal vesicles by transrectal prostatic ultrasonography revealed persistent asymmetry of the latter glands as the main finding in 20 men (28%). In every case seminal vesicle carcinoma was excluded; haemorrhage due to cystic distension, inflammatory lesions or ductal obstruction was associated in all cases with congenital abnormalities, chronic urogenital infection, coagulation disorders or hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Weidner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jantos
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schumacher
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Schiefer
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Meyhöfer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001769:Blood; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000150:complications; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011467:Prostate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012008:Recurrence; D012661:Semen; D012669:Seminal Vesicles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography