Ejaculatory duct dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms: Chronic prostatitis

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 271-275

  McIntyre, Matthew ^a   Fisch, Harry ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pelvic pain syndrome; Ejaculatory duct obstruction; Post orgasmic pain; Prostatitis

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PROSTATITIS; DYSURIA; EJACULATION DISORDER; EJACULATORY DUCT; EJACULATORY DUCT OBSTRUCTION; HEMOSPERMIA; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MALE INFERTILITY; MINOR SURGERY; REVIEW; SCROTAL PAIN; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; COMPLICATION; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; MALE; PROSTATITIS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EJACULATORY DUCTS; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATITIS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 77956012404     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-010-0114-8     Document Type: Review

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