Open AccessA completely calcified prostate
Author(s) -
Vinod Priyadarshi,
Nidhi Sehgal
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7796.192103
Subject(s) - prostatitis , prostate , medicine , calcification , urology , prostate gland , prostatic diseases , population , radiology , environmental health , cancer
Prostatic calcification and prostatic calculus formation is commonly seen in adult population with chronic prostatitis, however, gross prostatic calcification which involves more than 3 cm 2 of the gland is quite rare. We are presenting here one such case in which almost whole glandular prostate was converted into stone which is never reported so far.