MEASUREMENT OF THE NORMAL PROSTATE SIZE BY MEANS OF TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOTOMOGRAPHY

Abstract

Prostatic size and weight were measured in 346 normal subjects by means of transrectal ultrasonotomography. The weight of the prostate ranged 16.0±2.8-18.0±2.6g between 16-55 years old (y. o.), 14.5±2.4-14.7+2.6g between 56-65 y. o. and 10.4±1.7-11.9±3.6g between 66-90 y. o. Our data indicate that the prostatic weight is maximum in adolescence and begins to decrease from 56 y. o.