title: Intra-prostatic urinary reflux: an aetiological factor in abacterial prostatitis.
abstract: That urine might reflux into the prostatic ducts during micturition has never before been proved. Using a suspension of carbon particles it has been demonstrated that this can occur. It is suggested that this may be important both as a route of infection in bacterial prostatitis and as a cause of the inflammatory process in abacterial prostatitis.
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014521:Urethra / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014554:Urination
chemical_list: D002244:Carbon