Prostatic stones: evidence of a specific chemistry related to infection and presence of bacterial imprints.

Prostatic stones are a common condition in older men in industrialized countries. However, aging appears not to be the unique pathogenesis of these calcifications. Our morpho-constitutional investigation of 23 stone samples suggested that infection has a significant role in the lithogenic process of...

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Main Authors: Arnaud Dessombz, Paul Méria, Dominique Bazin, Michel Daudon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3521648?pdf=render