title: [Role of transrectal echography in the evaluation of obstructive seminal vesicle pathology in prostatitis syndrome].
abstract: Prostatitis syndromes are frequent and cause pain and discomfort in adult males. Non bacterial types occur more often than bacterial prostatitis. Transrectal ultrasound permits a perfect evaluation of prostate, seminal vesicles and ejaculatory ducts. Fifty-five patients affected by prostatis syndrome and with negative bacteriological studies, underwent transrectal ultrasonography performed with 7.5 MHz probe. In 38 cases (70%) we found abnormalities such as subacute vesiculitis, asymmetric dilation of the seminal vesicle, dilated and calcific ejaculatory ducts, mullerian duct cyst, utricular cyst and calcification. Ultrasonography is able to detect these lesions that often are responsible of the clinical symptom of the prostatitis syndrome, and may have a therapeutic value through guided transperineal needle aspiration or in the planning specific endoscopic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Clinica Urologica, Università degli Studi G. D'Annunzio, Chieti.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nicolai
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Thomasis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Federico
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palmerio
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Iantorno
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tenaglia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009095:Mullerian Ducts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012669:Seminal Vesicles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Ruolo dell'ecografia transrettale nella valutazione della patologia ostruttiva delle vescicole seminali nella sindrome prostatitica.