Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Needle Aspiration of a Prostatic Abscess: Salvage Treatment After Failed Transurethral Resection

Autor: David M. Flores, Katie S. Murray, Tomas L. Griebling, Joshua A. Broghammer
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Urology Case Reports, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 101-102 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2214-4420
DOI: 10.1016/j.eucr.2015.03.006
Popis: The treatment for prostate abscesses includes a combination of antimicrobial therapy and surgical drainage of the abscess cavity. There is a lack of published cases involving treatment options for a prostate abscess after a failed transurethral resection of the prostate. This is a case report describing a successful salvage treatment after a failed attempt at abscess drainage by a transurethral resection of the prostate. The patient was successfully managed with a needle drainage of his prostate abscess utilizing a transrectal ultrasound guided needle decompression his prostate abscess.
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