genitourinary disorders
Prostate Abscess
Diagnosis of Prostate Abscess
Prostate ultrasonography and possibly cystoscopy Abscess is suspected in patients with persistent perineal pain and continued or recurrent Introduction to Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) despite antimicrobial therapy. Such patients should undergo Many abscesses, however, are discovered unexpectedly during prostate surgery or endoscopy; bulging of a lateral lobe into the prostatic urethra or rupture during instrumentation reveals the abscess. Although pyuria and bacteriuria are common, urine may be normal. Blood cultures are positive in some patients. 