Midline prostatic cysts in healthy men: incidence and transabdominal sonographic findings.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to use transabdominal sonography to investigate the incidence of midline prostatic cysts in healthy men.


CONCLUSIONS
Midline prostatic cysts represent a common variant in asymptomatic men. In a patient with urologic symptoms, detection of a midline prostatic cyst requires a focused examination to determine whether the cyst represents a normal variant or is the cause of symptoms.
Ishikawa
Masahito
M
Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sapporo Teishin Hospital, 14-1-5 Kawazoe, Minami-ku, Sapporo 005-8798, Japan.
Okabe
Hiroshi
H
Oya
Takaki
T
Hirano
Mari
M
Tanaka
Masanori
M
Ono
Machiko
M
Kawamura
Kenichi
K
Fujimoto
Nozomu
N
Sakurada
Keisuke
K
D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology