Verumontanum hypertrophy in chronic prostatitis / 中华男科学杂志
National Journal of Andrology
; (12): 425-427, 2012.
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in Chinese
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the relationship of verumontanum hypertrophy with chronic prostatitis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Fifty-two patients with chronic prostatitis underwent cystourethroscopy for comparing the size of the verumontanum before and after treatment.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Before treatment, all the patients showed different degrees verumontanum hypertrophy, of whom 50 were treated by conventional drug therapy, and the other 2 with voiding dysfunction by drug therapy combined with transurethral resection. Cystourethroscopy revealed significantly decreased size of the verumontanum in 44 of the patients after treatment (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Patients with chronic prostatitis often have verumontanum hypertrophy, which could be an indicator of the effect of treatment.</p>
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Main subject:
Pathology
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Prostatitis
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Chronic Disease
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Genitalia, Male
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Hypertrophy
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
National Journal of Andrology
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article