TY - JOUR
T1 - Prostatic abscess
T2 - CT and sonographic findings
AU - Thornhill, B. A.
AU - Morehouse, H. T.
AU - Coleman, P.
AU - Hoffman-Tretin, J. C.
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - The value of CT and sonography in the diagnosis and follow-up of abscesses of the prostate was studied in six patients with this disease. Five had CT alone, one had CT and sonography, and one had sonography only. CT findings included an enlarged gland with nonenhancing fluid-density collections that sometimes were multiseptated or had enhancing rims. Sonographic findings were similar, showing a hypoechoic mass with thick walls. Follow-up examinations after antibiotic therapy (one CT, one sonogram) showed improvement or resolution. In the patients studied, CT and sonography were useful methods to detect and follow the course of prostatic abscess.
AB - The value of CT and sonography in the diagnosis and follow-up of abscesses of the prostate was studied in six patients with this disease. Five had CT alone, one had CT and sonography, and one had sonography only. CT findings included an enlarged gland with nonenhancing fluid-density collections that sometimes were multiseptated or had enhancing rims. Sonographic findings were similar, showing a hypoechoic mass with thick walls. Follow-up examinations after antibiotic therapy (one CT, one sonogram) showed improvement or resolution. In the patients studied, CT and sonography were useful methods to detect and follow the course of prostatic abscess.
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U2 - 10.2214/ajr.148.5.899
DO - 10.2214/ajr.148.5.899
M3 - Article
C2 - 3554922
AN - SCOPUS:0023247126
SN - 0361-803X
VL - 148
SP - 899
EP - 900
JO - The American journal of roentgenology and radium therapy
JF - The American journal of roentgenology and radium therapy
IS - 5
ER -