Patient's question:
Often experience urinary retention with mild lower back and perineal fullness. After prolonged sitting, feel severe lower back and leg coldness. Left kidney stones, slightly calcified prostate, slightly calcified prostate. I want to ask: Are the calcified spots in the prostate prostate stones?Doctor's answer:
These two are different because prostatic calcification is the scar left behind after prostatic inflammation and fibrosis; prostatic calculi are true stones formed within the prostatic acini and ducts. Prostatic calcification generally does not require treatment, whereas prostatic calculi require targeted treatment based on their size: smaller calculi can be treated with medication, while larger calculi may require surgery or lithotripsy. In daily life, pay attention to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, do not hold in urine for too long, keep the external genital area clean, wear loose clothing, and consume more fresh vegetables and fruits.