Juvenile prostatic hyperplasia.
Benign prostatic hyperplasia is common in aging men, but rare in childhood. We report a case of juvenile prostatic hyperplasia in a 10-year-old boy, who visited our clinic for hematuria and voiding symptoms. Radiologic studies revealed a huge prostate protruding into the bladder. The prostate was 33 g. The prostate biopsy showed no evidence of cancer. At 13 years of age, he was seen again because of general weakness, fever, and voiding difficulty. Bilateral hydroureteronephrosis was found on radiologic studies, and his serum creatinine was elevated. The prostate was 55 g. Suprapubic prostatectomy was performed.
Choi
Young Deuk
YD
Department of Urology, Urological Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. youngd74@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
Cho
Nam Hoon
NH
Kwon
Duk Hyung
DH
Yang
Won Jae
WJ
Oh
Young Taik
YT
Choi
Seung Kang
SK
D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery