A B C
There is a great
misunderstanding
in the literature regarding the definition of
that organ. Let
me say straight away that the prostate is not a
gland in contrast to the succinct definition of
the dictionary and some medical textbooks.
What says the dictionary?
"Prostate: Exocrine and internal gland
from male organs, located around the initial
portion of the urethra below the bladder and
whose secretion contributes to the formation of
sperm."
This definition is incorrect, it evokes only the
structure of a glandular organ from which one
concludes that the prostate is a gland
whose function is exclusively sexual. This idea
commonly accepted is fundamentally wrong.
Correct definition
of the prostate:
The prostate is a muscular
structure surrounding the portion of the urethra
between the bladder neck and the sphincter
(A)
in which glands are more
or less developed depending on the person.
In the upper part of the structure, the
muscular component dominates the
glandular elements and is in continuity with the
musculature of the bladder neck.
The function of this muscular structure is
to open of the posterior
urethra when the bladder empties (B).
B
Normal serial radiographies taken during
urination show a funnel
enlargement (1,5 centimetre) of the
prostatic urethra
(B).
The normal micturition is intimately linked to
the structural integrity of the prostate muscle.
Excessive
fibrosis or muscular defects explain the voiding
difficulty in some patients who are not carriers
of benign or malignant glandular elements.
C
Serial radiographies taken during urination show
a narrowing
(3 millimetres) of the
prostatic urethra
when
prostate is fibrous
(C).
Patients who
have fibrosis (C) or
an abnormal prostate musculature are often
young.
Disorders
of micturition whose they complain are reported
in the medical literature as "prostatism without
prostate", which obviously has no meaning. Many
of them are accused of madness and live one long
martyrdom. This
situation is particularly deplorable because it
is possible to cure this condition.
In
reality these men have a
prostate atrophy.
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