The dangerous age in men : a treatise on the prostate gland / by Chester Tilton Stone.

  • Stone, Chester Tilton, 1886-1937
Date:
1934
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Credit: The dangerous age in men : a treatise on the prostate gland / by Chester Tilton Stone. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    give no symptoms when small, but large cysts press upon the bladder and rectum with characteristic symptoms. Retention of urine as well as radiating pains in the testicles and thighs may follow. A large cyst has been mistaken for a distended blad¬ der. The contents of a cyst consists of thickened prostatic secretion, granular material and con¬ cretions. Stones in the prostate may be found at any age after puberty, but they are more common and larger in old age. They may be formed from pro¬ static secretion and become scattered throughout the substance of one or both lobes, or a number of these may become cemented together to form irregular or nodular concretions. Calculi may also form in the kidneys or bladder, and during their passage become lodged in the prostate gland. Cal¬ culi may cause enlargement, inflammation, destruc¬ tion or abscess. The symptoms are frequently obscure. Pain is usually present. It may be felt only during and after urination, in which case it is sharp and pricking. It may, on the other hand, be a constant aching not connected with urination and sometimes relieved by it. In these cases it is a pain felt in the rectum, testicle, perineum, groin, or thigh. Bowel movements usually aggravate the pain. Bloody urine is often present. In many cases
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