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An epidural abscess following transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsies of the prostate
Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM-Notre-Dame Hospital) Montréal, Québec, Canada
Address correspondence to Dr. Michael McCormack,
Department of Urology, Notre Dame Hospital, 1560
Sherbrooke Street East, Montreal, Quebec H2L 4M1 Canada
Canadian Journal of Urology 2005, 12(6), 2899-2900.
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We report the occurrence of an epidural abscess following TRUS-guided prostate biopsies, which highlights the fact that severe complications may occur with this technique in spite of antibiotic prophylaxis. Ciprofloxacin-resistant Escherichia coli is a frequent cause of fever following TRUS-guided prostate biopsies as was the case in our patient. Early suspicion of the presence of ciprofloxacin-resistant Escherichia coli may help avoid serious complications in these patients.Keywords
prostate, biopsy, infection
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Fradet, V., McCormack, M., Perrotte, P., Karakiewicz, P., Saad, F. (2005). An epidural abscess following transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsies of the prostate. Canadian Journal of Urology, 12(6), 2899–2900.
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Fradet V, McCormack M, Perrotte P, Karakiewicz P, Saad F. An epidural abscess following transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsies of the prostate. Can J Urology. 2005;12(6):2899–2900.
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V. Fradet, M. McCormack, P. Perrotte, P. Karakiewicz, and F. Saad, “An epidural abscess following transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsies of the prostate,” Can. J. Urology, vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 2899–2900, 2005.
Copyright © 2005 The Author(s). Published by Tech Science Press.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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