title: Conservative management of a seminal vesicle abscess.
abstract: A pure seminal vesicle abscess is a rare condition. We report case 7 in the literature and to our knowledge the first patient who has been managed successfully by noninvasive, conservative antibiotic treatment alone. All previously reported cases of seminal vesicle abscesses have been managed with invasive therapy. In 5 cases the seminal vesicle abscess was incised and drained surgically, while in 1 the abscess was drained percutaneously. We describe a patient with a seminal vesicle abscess, review the literature and recommend a more conservative method of management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kennelly
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Oesterling
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012669:Seminal Vesicles; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D014295:Trimethoprim; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole