What causes elevated prostate specific antigen and how to treat it

Elevated prostate-specific antigen may be caused by prostatitis, prostate stones, prostate cancer, etc., which can be treated with drugs or surgical removal.

Elevated prostate-specific antigen may be caused by inflammation and infection of prostatitis. The accuracy of prostate-specific antigen may be high, which requires timely drug treatment, such as levofloxacin hydrochloride tablets, amoxicillin capsules, cefixime dispersible tablets, etc.

High prostate-specific antigen may also be prostate stones. If the stones are large, they can be treated with ultrasonic extracorporeal lithotripsy.

Elevated prostate-specific antigen may be a specific indicator of prostate cancer. Patients should go to the hospital promptly for local puncture to confirm the diagnosis. If prostate cancer is diagnosed, the prostate needs to be removed through minimally invasive treatment.