“What is a prostate abscess?”
I'm a 50 year old man and my doctor said that I have an abscess on my prostate. What does this mean? What's the treatment ?
5 Answers
A prostate abscess is a pocket of pus within the gland itself. Usually this causes significant pain and can lead to significant illness with fever. An ultrasound or MRI/CT usually is needed to diagnose this problem.
The best treatment is usually drain this via a scope procedure through your to unroof the abscess to allow it to drain.
The best treatment is usually drain this via a scope procedure through your to unroof the abscess to allow it to drain.
You may have a collection of pus inside of your prostate. The treatment is antibiotics and possible surgical drainage of the abscess.
A prostatic abscess is a pus collection within the prostate and usually represents a complication of an infectious prostatitis. Usually prostatic abscess needs to be drained or excised, and it diagnosis requieres immediate urologic attention
The prostate is a gland that produces the seminal fluid during ejaculation - it contains sperm. The gland sits at the of the bladder. As any gland, it may become infected with germs. A urologist can determine how to treat it. A lot of times, antibiotics are prescribed. In very rare instances, we may intervene surgically. Your urologist would decide the method of the management.
Best of luck!
Best of luck!
Prostate abscess means that there is a pus pocket inside the prostate. This can occur for many reasons and you should follow up closely with your Urologist for the management of this.
