A case of infective endocarditis after transurethral prostatic resection

A case of infective endocarditis after transurethral prostatic resection

We report a case of infective endocarditis (IE) after transurethral prostatic resection (TUR-P). A 63-year-old man who had underwent TUR-P for benign prostatic hyperplasia. After 40 days of surgery, he developed a fever. A diagnosis of IE was established by cardiography which detected large vegetati...

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Veröffentlicht in:Urology annals 2010-05, Vol.2 (2), p.83-85
Hauptverfasser: Kawahara, Takashi, Taguchi, Hiroki, Yamagishi, Takuya, Udagawa, Koichi, Ouchi, Hideki, Misaki, Hioshi
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Bacteria
Blood clots
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Complications and side effects
Diagnosis
Family medical history
Fever
Hospitals
Infective endocarditics
Infective endocarditis
mitral valve replacement
Otolaryngology
Patient outcomes
Prostatectomy, Transurethral
Risk factors
transurethral prostatic resection
Vegetation
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Zusammenfassung:We report a case of infective endocarditis (IE) after transurethral prostatic resection (TUR-P). A 63-year-old man who had underwent TUR-P for benign prostatic hyperplasia. After 40 days of surgery, he developed a fever. A diagnosis of IE was established by cardiography which detected large vegetation at mitral valve. After intravenous antibiotics therapy, he underwent mitral valve replacement surgery.
ISSN:0974-7796
0974-7834
DOI:10.4103/0974-7796.65109