Cerebral Abscess after Transrectal Needle Biopsy of the Prostate: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy is widely used for the diagnosis of prostate cancer. Although considered a safe procedure it is associated with complications which can be hemorrhagic (hematuria, hematospermia and hematochezia) or infective (bacteremia, bacteriuria, urinary tract infect...

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Published inCurrent urology Vol. 5; no. 4; pp. 216 - 218
Main Authors Erdal, Ebru, Mahmalji, Wasim, Fazili, Zahoor, Marsh, Howard P., Masood, Shikohe
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel, Switzerland 2012
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Case Report
Biopsy
Prostate
Cerebral abscess
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Summary:Transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy is widely used for the diagnosis of prostate cancer. Although considered a safe procedure it is associated with complications which can be hemorrhagic (hematuria, hematospermia and hematochezia) or infective (bacteremia, bacteriuria, urinary tract infection, pyrexia and sepsis). We present a previously unreported complication of transrectal biopsy of the prostate, cerebral abscess in an otherwise healthy 54-year-old male with suspected prostate cancer. This case report highlights the need for awareness of infective complications in this seemingly safe procedure.
ISSN:1661-7649
1661-7657
DOI:10.1159/000327482