World Journal of Nephrology and Urology, ISSN 1927-1239 print, 1927-1247 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 2, Number 1, June 2013, pages 25-28

Xanthogranulomatous Prostatitis Presenting as a Prostatic Abscess: Case Report and Review of Literature

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Prostatic abscess: appearance on CT prior to trans-urethral resection and drainage in coronal (a), sagittal (b), and transverse (c) sections.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Histological features of Xanthogranulomatous prostatitis from the resected specimen showing fat-laden macrophages.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. CT appearance after resolution of abscess.