...W. Mathisen; E. Normann; S. Taksdal; B. Otnes Doxycycline was administered orally to 23 patients scheduled for prostatectomy or radical cystectorny. Blood and prostatic tissue samples were collected simultaneously during operation and subsequently assayed for doxycycline levels. The concentration...

...Bo-Eric Persson; Gunnar Ronquist Non-bacterial prostatitis is a common problem in young men. It is a disease which is often recurrent and each episode lasts for several months. Different causative mechanisms of the disease have been discussed including identified and non-identified microorganisms...

...Vito Pansadoro; Paolo Emiliozzi; Lorenzo Defidio; Paolo Scarpone; Gastone Sabatini; Antonio Brisciani; Stefano Lauretti Objective: To evaluate the occurrence of increased prostate-specific antigen(PSA) serum concentration in patients with prostatitis and low incidence of benign prostatic...

...Fru F. Angwafo III; A. Maurice Sosso; Walinjom F. Muna; T. Edzoa; A.G. Juimo Abscesses of the prostate are encountered less frequently today and the bacteria responsible have changed over the years. Herein we report our experience with 6 patients with varying presentations. The role of imaging...

... in patients with prostatitis syndromes. The patients seen by urologists seem to be younger (30-40 years) and they mostly complain of pain in the perineum, penis or scrotum, while GPs see older patients (> 40 years) mainly presenting with micturition complaints. Urologists think nonbacterial causes (40...

...Bo-Eric Persson; Margaretha Sjöman; Frank Niklasson; Gunnar Ronquist The etiology of prostatitis is not fully understood and several causative factors have been considered in the past. In this study we analyzed the expressed prostatic secretion (EPS) and seminal plasma with regard to uridine...

...P. Teillac The frequency of asymptomatic bacteriuria increases with age, both in men and women. Most cases are benign, and antibiotics do not appear necessary. Symptomatic infections, however, obviously require treatment. Functional obstructions, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia or urethral...

...Gürkan Kazanci; Recep Büyükalpelli In view of 50 cases of chronic bacterial prostatitis the efficacy and limitations of antibiotic susceptibility tests have been evaluated and factors affecting passage of drugs across the prostatic cell membrane have been discussed. 11 8 2017 1988...

...J.F. Jiménez-Cruz; M. Martinez Ferrer; A. Alloua Almagro; L. De Rafael; S. Navio-Niño; M. Baquero Mochales In 268 patients seen for sterility, sexual impairment or suspected prostatitis symptoms, first and midstream urine fractions, prostatic secretion and post-massage urine cultures as well...

..., such as radiotherapy or chemotherapy, thanks to a synergistic effect obtained. A new microwave apparatus has been designed and developed which permits precise, controlled and safe hyperthermic treatment of the human prostate. Following extensive laboratory and experimental studies, a first series of treatments...

..., such as radiotherapy or chemotherapy, thanks to the synergistic effect obtained. A new microwave apparatus has been designed and developed which enables precise, controlled and safe hyperthermic treatment of the human prostate. Following extensive laboratory and experimental studies, a first treatment series on humans...

...T. Becopoulos; N. Stavropoulos; J. Kastriotis; K. Sinaniotis; D. Gourgiotis; V. Syriopoulou Fifty-four patients aged between 21 and 50 years with typical symptoms of chronic prostatitis and 10 healthy men serving as control group had prostatic-fluid cultures according to the Meares-Stamey technique...

...Jacques Irani; Christine Millet; Pierre Levillain; Bertrand Doré; François Begon; Jacques Aubert Objective: High concentrations of serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) may be associated with the presence of benign prostatic hyperplasia or prostatitis. We investigated the serum-to-urinary PSA ratio...

... and limitations of these techniques in the diagnosis of lower urinary tract pathology. Transabdominal ultrasound is used for general evaluation of the lower urinary tract and the determination of residual urine. Transrectal ultrasound determines prostatic mass, diagnoses early prostatic cancer and evaluates exact...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Urethral valves Male infertility Ejaculatory disorders Prostatitis Retained ejaculation Sexual dysfunction Case Reports Eur. Urol. 9: 359-361 (1983) © 1983 S. Karger AG, Basel 0302-2838/83/0096-0359S2.75/0 Andrological...

...J.J.M. C.H. de la Rosette; R.J.B. Giesen; A.L. Huyen; R.G. Aarnink; M.P. van Iersrl; F.M.J. Debruyne; H. Wijkstra Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) offers a valuable complement to digital rectal examination (DRE) in diagnosing prostate diseases. However, in case of prostatitis syndromes, contradictions...

...C. Pavone; E. Caldarera; P. Liberti; V. Miceli; D. Di Trapani; V. Serretta; M. Porcu; M. Pavone-Macaluso Objectives: In this study we evaluated the association between chronic prostatitis syndrome (CPS), varicocele and hemorrhoids as manifestations of a pelvic venous disease. Methods: Our...

...B. Burger; W. Weidner; J.E. Altwein Objective: Diseases of the prostate, prostatitis, prostatodynia, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and carcinoma of the prostate interfere with sexual function. Since the American Urological Association have issued their position statement in 1990 that male...