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Functional Hydroureteronephrosis Associated with Prostatitis and Urinary Infection: Report of a Case
Author(s) -
SHARMA S. K.,
RAO M. S.,
RAJU B. V. R.,
RAO I. R.,
SINGH S. M.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1972.tb06774.x
Subject(s) - medicine , prostatism , prostatitis , residual urine , surgery , urinary system , upper urinary tract , deformity , urinary tract obstruction , plea , disease , prostate , prostate disease , cancer , political science , law
Bilateral dilatation of the upper urinary tract in the adult male is not necessarily due to bladder neck obstruction requiring surgical treatment. It can be result of inflammatory disease, in which even it may well respond to conservative therapy. The case of a patient in this category is reported. Summary The presence of an insignificant amount of residual urine in combination with symptoms of prostatism and a radiologically demonstrated dilated upper tract should alert one to the possibility of these phenomena being of infective rather than of obstructive origin. A plea is made for the avoidance of hasty prostatic surgery and for the treatment of such patients on medical lines. A case report is presented to illustrate that this approach can be successful.