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ArticleUrology case reports2026

Prostatic abscess in a 16-year-old adolescent secondary to intraurethral water instillation: A case report and review of the literature.

Austin T Rasmussen, Pranav Shetty, Amon Arora, Albert S Lee

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Article in Urology case reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Austin T Rasmussen60th MDG, Travis Air Force Base, CA, USA.
Pranav ShettyDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.
Amon AroraDepartment of Urologic Surgery, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.
Albert S LeeDepartment of Urologic Surgery, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While acute bacterial prostatitis is seen occasionally in adult males, the development of a prostatic abscess (PA) is exceedingly rare in pediatric and adolescent populations. When PA does occur in younger patients, congenital anomalies, immune compromise, trauma, or genitourinary instrumentation are commonly associated. We report a unique case of a 16-year-old boy who developed a prostatic abscess after deliberately instilling shower water into his urethra. This report details the clinical presentation, diagnostic workup, and treatment course of this patient, followed by a literature review of the pathophysiology, diagnostic considerations, therapeutic paradigms, and operative management strategies for pediatric prostatic abscesses.

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AdolescentPediatricProstatic abscess

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PMID42890157
PMCPMC13670931

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