Value of transrectal ultrasonography for diagnosis and treatment of prostatic abscess

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 antibiot...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) N.J.), 1988, Vol.32 (5), p.454-458
Hauptverfasser:	Cytron, Shmuel, Weinberger, Miriam, Pitlik, Silvio D., Servadio, Ciro
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abscess - diagnosis Abscess - therapy Adult Aged Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the urinary system Biological and medical sciences Biopsy, Needle Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - complications Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Prostatic Diseases - diagnosis Prostatic Diseases - therapy Suction Ultrasonography - methods
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0090-4295 1527-9995
DOI:	10.1016/0090-4295(88)90427-X