@Article{,
AUTHOR = {Fernando Tadeu Andrade-Rocha},
TITLE = {Unusual presentation of seminal vesiculitis in an infertile man},
JOURNAL = {Canadian Journal of Urology},
VOLUME = {14},
YEAR = {2007},
NUMBER = {6},
PAGES = {3750--3752},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CJU/v14n6/62349},
ISSN = {1488-5581},
ABSTRACT = {Seminal vesiculitis is generally not investigated in
infertile men, since it is uncommon and often nonspecific
in signs and symptoms. In this article, the author reports
an unusual presentation of seminal vesiculitis,
incidentally diagnosed in a man referred for semen
analysis to investigate infertility. Analyses of physical
properties of the ejaculate (coagulation, liquefaction,
volume, viscosity and pH) and of biochemical markers of
the prostate (total calcium and zinc) and seminal vesicle
(fructose and inorganic phosphorus) detected a
dysfunction of the seminal vesicles that was subsequently
diagnosed as vesiculitis using transrectal ultrasound.
After treatment with a single 500-mg dose of oral
ciprofloxacin, the patient was referred again for semen
analysis. The analysis showed considerable improvement
of the seminal vesicle function. The clinical significance
of these findings is discussed.},
DOI = {}
}