Patient's question:
Recently, I've been experiencing lower abdominal pain. After examination, it was found to be a prostatic cyst. What are the causes of prostatic cysts?Doctor's answer:
Congenital Prostatic Cyst Congenital cysts are due to incomplete atrophy of the accessory renal ducts, fusing at the midline, forming a deep diverticulum or cyst at the lower bladder, opening posteriorly into the prostatic urethra. Congenital cysts are also known as prostatic diverticula, resulting from incomplete atrophy of the paramesonephric ducts, fusing at the midline, forming a deep diverticulum or cyst near the midline of the lower bladder, opening posteriorly into the prostatic urethra. Congenital prostatic cysts are often associated with other congenital conditions such as hypospadias, cryptorchidism, and renal agenesis.