Severe rectal bleeding after transrectal US-guided prostate biopsy. Case report
The Authors report their experience about a case of severe rectal bleeding after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy. After correct and sure diagnosis, the patient was submitted to resolutive endoscopic haemostatic treatment (failure of haemostatic mechanical manoeuvres, emergency colonsco...
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Published in | Il Giornale di chirurgia Vol. 27; no. 8-9; pp. 321 - 323 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | Italian |
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Italy
01.08.2006
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Summary: | The Authors report their experience about a case of severe rectal bleeding after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy.
After correct and sure diagnosis, the patient was submitted to resolutive endoscopic haemostatic treatment (failure of haemostatic mechanical manoeuvres, emergency colonscopy, haemostasis with sclerotherapy, heat bipolar probe and Argon Plasma Coagulation).
Complete recovery (immediate stop bleeding). Follow-up (1 year) negative.
Rectal bleeding after prostate biopsy is a important but rare complication of prostate cancer screening, potentially lethal. Best knowledge of causes and risk factors may improve the diagnosis and standardize the treatment. The prostatic biopsy is surely the best procedure for the screening of prostate cancer in the population, associated with PSA dosage. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 0391-9005 |