title: Prostatic abscess: computerized tomography scanning as an aid to diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: In the antibiotic era prostatic abscesses are rare and the clinical picture often can be confusing. In 2 recent cases computerized tomography scanning not only proved the diagnosis easily but it also simplified greatly the definitive surgical procedure.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed