title: Perivesical mass and vertical bladder caused by massive prostatic enlargement.
abstract: Massive prostatic enlargment may present with the radiographic appearance of a perivesical mass and pear-shaped bladder. An explanation of this appearance, based on the compouted tomographic findings, is offered. We discuss the differential diagnosis.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014567:Urography