The prostate gland is one of the organs.reproductive system of the male body. It is a muscular glandular tissue that has tubular ducts. Precisely in them, with the development of pathology, stones are found.
What are prostate stones?
Prostate stones are structuresinorganic or organic nature. Most often, such formations are small in size. However, depending on their parameters, there can be stagnation in the tissues of the organ. Often there is a blockage of the duct.
Solid formations are divided into several groups:
- true, which are initially formed in the tissues;
- false, which represent a crystallized accumulation of a variety of salts that fall into the prostate duct during the reverse movement of urine from the urogenital canal.
Chemical structure
A stone in the prostate is an education thatclassified by chemical composition. The main difference is the predominance of one or another salt-containing component. At the moment, there are the following groups of stones:
- urate (urinary);
- hardened particles (calcium stones);
- oxalate (the main component is oxalic acid);
- phosphate or phosphoric acid formation.
Some types of compounds mentionedexcreted from the prostate in a natural way: through drug exposure or by crushing them. These include phosphate, phosphoric, uric and oxalic acid formations. As for the calcium stones in the prostate, they have the most dense structure and solid surface. Such formations are not amenable to the effects of drugs. Such a stone in the prostate is removed by surgical intervention.
Causes of formations
Why do prostate stones form?The treatment of such a disease depends not only on the size and properties of salt formations. The reason for their occurrence is also taken into account. Most often, stones occur as a result of the inflammatory process of the glandular tissues of the prostate. At the same time there must be a provoking agent. He, in turn, appears due to:
- bacteria, viruses, infectious pathogen;
- the release of urine into the ducts of the organ from the urogenital canal, which is the cause of the development of non-microbial inflammatory process.
There are other factors that can affect the formation of salt formations. Why do stones appear in the prostate? The reasons may be the following:
- lack of regular sexual contact;
- prostate tissue injury;
- inflammatory process, localized in the tissues of the prostate gland;
- decrease in motor activity (causes stagnation in the area of location of all organs of the small pelvis);
- excessive use of sulfa drugs;
- salt abuse;
- the presence in the diet of large amounts of fatty and spicy foods.
The dependence of adenoma and the formation of stones
It is worth noting that prostate adenoma is significantlyaggravates the patient's condition, as tumors can cause congestion in the body. In the presence of an inflammatory process, such a phenomenon only accelerates the formation of salt deposits in the ducts of the prostate gland. Stones and adenoma are pathologies that depend on each other. If traces of blood were found in the urine or cystitis re-developed, as a result of the diagnosis, the doctor can detect the simultaneous formation of stones and benign neoplasms. In the presence of such disorders, an ultrasound of the prostate is prescribed, preparation for therapy and treatment, which is determined only by specialists.
Symptoms
Should I worry if there is a stone inprostate? What to do? First of all, you should seek the advice of specialists for an accurate diagnosis. At the first reception, the patient should tell in detail about his feelings. As for the symptoms, the discomfort can affect not only the sexual, but also the urinary system of the body.
This is due to the fact that the prostate glandlocated near the bladder. To be more precise, immediately after him. At the same time, the excretory ducts of the prostate pass through the cavity of the canal intended for urination.
Main features
If there are stones in the prostate, the patient may experience:
- Pain in the perineum. They may be periodic or permanent.
- During physical exertion, as well as during intercourse, discomfort increases.
- There are blood impurities in the semen.
- Alarming extraneous sensations during ejaculation.
- Weakening attraction to the opposite sex.
- Some changes in urination pattern. It is associated with narrowing and inflammation of the urogenital canal. For example, a man may be disturbed by difficulty or frequent urination.
Symptoms signaling the presence of stones inprostate, may be dimly pronounced due to the small size of stones. The latter are often found in the process of palpation or radiographs.
Diagnostic Methods
In the diagnosis of this pathology, an x-ray is taken. In addition, additional laboratory tests may be prescribed. For example:
- prostate secretion analysis;
- general urine and blood tests;
- spermogram.
In some cases, may be assignedadditional tomography or echography. These methods allow you to visually confirm the presence of salt formations in the prostate. Excretory urography may be used. In this case, the patient is administered an indicator substance with a directional effect into the vasculature. This study allows you to identify structural abnormalities, as well as organ dysfunction, reflecting everything in the x-ray image.
Types of therapeutic effects
If a prostate adenoma is not detected, the symptoms and treatment of which have their own characteristics, then such procedures can be assigned to remove stones:
- Therapy correction.In this case, drugs are used that have antimicrobial action, can eliminate the inflammatory process in tissues, as well as replenish the beneficial components lost by the body.
- Treatment of stones with a beam of magnetic waves or a laser.
- Surgical intervention. In this case, the removal of stones from the prostate is carried out by excision of the tissues of the prostate gland or the organ itself. The method is determined at the stage of diagnosis.
Laser application
Laser removal of prostate stones ispainless, effective and fairly fast way. This therapy has its own characteristics. The stones are removed by crushing them with a laser emitting low-intensity waves. This allows you to reduce salt deposits in size (up to sand grains) in the ducts of the prostate gland.
Быстро ли удаляются камни в простате?Laser treatment does not require hospitalization of the patient. During the procedure, the integrity of the outer covers is not disturbed. This indicates the complete absence of any pain in the process of laser manipulation. At the same time, the duration of such therapy is no more than a quarter of an hour. However, a repeat procedure is required. In some cases - up to 10 times. It all depends on the size and number of stones.
Medication
The stone in the prostate can be crushed by takingmedicines. However, only a narrow specialist can prescribe such a drug. To self-medicate in such formations is extremely dangerous. This can lead to undesirable complications. The list of drugs that contribute to the crushing of salt deposits and their removal from the prostate duct includes:
- Non-steroid drugs with anti-inflammatory effect: Diclofenac, Meloxicam, Ibuprofen, Nimesulide.
- Antimicrobial agents in the form of tablets:"Doxycycline", "Norfloxacin", "Erythromycin", "Ofloxacin". The effectiveness of therapy is determined after laboratory testing of the components of the microflora of urine or a smear taken from the urogenital canal, with the calculation of the susceptibility of bacteria to a specific drug.
- Alpha Adrenergic blockers: Prazozin, Tamsulosin.The use of these drugs allows you to remove the inflammatory process in the tissues of the organ and swelling, restore urine outflow, and also relieve the patient from pain.
Surgical correction
In some cases, a stone in the prostate canremove only by removing some of the tissues of the organ. However, such procedures are prescribed only by the results of therapeutic correction. If the use of drugs did not produce results, then an ultrasound of the prostate is prescribed, preparation for surgery and surgery. To remove the stones, an incision is made in the perineal or pubic tissues.
Also, such operations are prescribed ifdiagnosed with prostate adenoma. Symptoms and treatment of this disease are individual in each case. Therapy is determined only by the attending physician.
Хирургическое вмешательство осуществляется путем dissecting tissue in a specific area. After this, the concretions are removed from the organ. Such surgical intervention has its own name - adenoectomy by drainage of the suprapubic or perineal tracts. Hospitalization is required to complete the procedure. During the operation, the patient is under general anesthesia.
During surgery, the doctor can remove the entire organ or tissue of the prostate, if they have a large accumulation of stones.
Prostate stones: consequences
Timely appeal to specialists narrowprofile, as well as adequate therapy to avoid the development of serious complications. The consequences can be unpredictable. Often the disease starts leads to:
- sexual dysfunction, which is manifested by impotence;
- infertility;
- malignant cellular transformation of prostate tissue;
- progression of all signs of adenoma.
Stones in the prostate can lead to significantfor the body functional disorders of the reproductive system of men. Do not forget that this pathology has the ability to progress. In some cases, in addition to treatment, the doctor may prescribe a strict diet. The patient should completely abandon the salty, smoked, spicy and fatty foods.
