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Published on: August 14, 2019
Disorders of bladder depletion in a young man because of a prostatic cyst: a case report
1Urology Unit, Arcispedale "S. Anna", Ferrara, Italy. dellatti@hotmail.com
Abstract:
Symptomatic prostatic cysts presenting with recurrent urinary tract infections and urinary obstructive disorders in young men may be misdiagnosed as benign prostatic hyperplasia, urethral stenosis or neuropathic bladder. We report a case of a 28 year old young man with obstructive and irritative voiding disorders caused by a prostatic cyst, located in the anterior and left lateral lobe of the prostate gland. The cyst appeared to obstruct the bladder outlet by a "ball-valve" mechanism. The prostatic cyst was incised and marsupialized by transurethral resection. At post-operative follow up we observed an increase in Qmax with no residual urine and negative urine culture. The patient showed no retrograde ejaculation nor erectile dysfunction.
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