How prostate stones are diagnosed

Although the current medical technology has made great progress compared with the past, for the diagnosis of diseases, the emphasis is on accuracy, medicine is a rigorous category, and there is no room for a trace of sloppiness, because many times it is easy to confuse some diseases, such as prostate stones and prostate tuberculosis, so the diagnosis method is very important.

How are prostate stones diagnosed?

1. Urethroscopy: After inserting the urethral scope, the shape of the posterior urethra and prostatic canal can be directly observed, and then the digital rectal examination is more likely to feel the crepitation. The diagnosis is confirmed by the direct sight of a stone protruding from the prostatic orifice into the urethra or if a stone is seen obstructing the urethra.

2. Digital rectal examination: the stones can be directly palpated, and there are stone rubs or crepitations, but they are not accurate enough.

3. X-ray photography: The diagnosis can be confirmed by observing the shadow of the stone. Prostate stones are usually diagnosed by X-ray, and the common situations are as follows:

(1) Prostate stones are found during routine X-ray examination.

(2) Stones are found due to X-ray examination of prostatic hyperplasia. Therefore, when prostate disease occurs, attention should be paid to the presence or absence of prostate stones at the same time.

The above are some common diagnostic methods for prostate stones, in addition to the above easy to be confused with prostate tuberculosis, prostate stones can also be confused with many other diseases, because their symptoms are not easy to separate, so it brings certain interference to the diagnosis, but as far as treatment is concerned, after the correct diagnosis, the treatment is not very complicated, so patients should not worry too much.