[The effect of the removal of the pancreas and its resection on prostatic function]

Endogenic and/or exogenic pancreatic dysfunction as a result of chronic diseases or surgery have been detected in 87 patients with prostatic lesions. To specify the effect of hypo- and apancreatic conditions on prostatic structure and function experiments have been performed on 71 dogs. The animals were subjected to radical or partial pancreatectomy. The postoperative histological and histometric examination of the prostate provided evidence for the dependence of prostatic morphology and function on pancreatic performance. Both endo- and exogenic disorders of the pancreas can give rise to prostatopathy, carbohydrate dystrophy, formation of cysts, prostatic sclerosis. The above facts should be taken into consideration by clinicians.