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Benign Prostate Disease
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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
Pathophysiology
Symptoms and Signs
Lower urinary tract symptoms
Urinary retention
Symptom scores
Digital rectal examination
Diagnosis
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels
Other testing
Diagnosis reference
Treatment
Urinary retention
Drug therapy
Surgery
Other procedures
Treatment references
Key Points
Prostate Abscess
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prostatitis
Etiology
Classification
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment
Acute bacterial prostatitis
Chronic bacterial prostatitis
Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome
Asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis
Key Points