Post Date December, 02 2023
Prostatitis is a common prostate disease that harms men. Once symptoms such as frequent urination and urgency occur, men should consider whether they have prostate disease. Generally speaking, if one suspects prostatitis and arrives at the hospital, doctors require routine examinations for prostatitis. So, what are the routine examinations for prostatitis?
1. The rectal digital examination shows that the prostate is plump, enlarged, soft in texture, and has mild tenderness. For those who have been ill for a long time, the prostate gland will become smaller, harder, with uneven texture and small nodules. At the same time, use the method of prostate massage to obtain prostatic fluid for a routine examination.
2. Prostatic fluid examination
There are more than 10 leukocytes in the prostatic fluid in the high power field of the microscope, and the lecithin body is reduced, which can be diagnosed as prostatitis. If bacterial culture is conducted simultaneously, a clear diagnosis and classification of chronic prostatitis can be made. If the bacterial culture result of prostatitis fluid is positive, chronic bacterial prostatitis is diagnosed; On the contrary, it is chronic non bacterial prostatitis.
3. B-ultrasound examination shows unclear and disordered boundaries of prostate tissue structure, which can indicate prostatitis.
4. The main manifestations of urodynamic examination include a decrease in urine flow rate, incomplete relaxation of the bladder neck urethral sphincter muscle, and abnormal increase in maximum urethral closure pressure.
5. Bacteriology examination is helpful for diagnosis and treatment. A positive result can be diagnosed as bacterial chronic prostatitis.
(Intern Editor: Cai Junyi)
