Post-prostatic massage examination for prediction of asymptomatic prostatitis in needle biopsies: a prospective study.

Purpose: Although asymptomatic prostatitis is the most common noncancer diagnosis as demonstrated histologically by biopsies, screening and identification before biopsy remain unclear. In this study we prospectively evaluate the efficacy of examination of post-prostatic massage urine for prediction of asymptomatic prostatitis in biopsies.

Materials And Methods: A total of 161 consecutive men 50 to 80 years old with serum prostate specific antigen 4.