Value of transrectal ultrasonography for diagnosis and treatment of prostatic abscess |
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| Authors: | S Cytron M Weinberger S D Pitlik C Servadio |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Urology, Beilinson Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Israel. |
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| Abstract: | A new diagnostic and therapeutic application of transrectal ultrasonography (TR-US) is described. TR-US demonstrated one or more well-defined hypoechogenic areas in the prostate gland of 6 patients who presented with clinical signs of urinary tract infection and had only partial response to antibiotic therapy. The presence of a collection of pus in the prostate was confirmed in 4 of 6 patients by transperineal aspiration guided by TR-US, and by prostatic massage or transurethral prostatectomy in the other 2 patients. Ultrasonography also confirmed the resolution of abscesses in 5 patients. |
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