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Prostatic abscess as a delayed complication following cryosurgery for primary prostate cancer
Division of Urologic Surgery and the Duke Prostate Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. Thomas J. Polascik, Associate
Professor of Urology, Box 2804 Yellow Zone Duke South, Duke
University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710 USA
Canadian Journal of Urology 2007, 14(4), 3646-3648.
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Prostatic abscess is a rare and potentially life-threatening disease when left untreated. We report the first case of a man who developed a prostatic abscess as a long-term complication of cryoablation for primary prostate cancer. Timely diagnosis with non-contrast computed tomography (CT) scan, retrograde CT cystogram to ensure no bladder involvement, percutaneous drainage under CT-guidance, and antibiotic treatment sensitive to the causative organism were crucial for prompt recovery.Keywords
cryosurgery, prostatic neoplasm, complication, prostatic abscess
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Chen, S.H., Mouraviev, V., Mayes, J.M., Polascik, T.J. (2007). Prostatic abscess as a delayed complication following cryosurgery for primary prostate cancer. Canadian Journal of Urology, 14(4), 3646–3648.
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Chen SH, Mouraviev V, Mayes JM, Polascik TJ. Prostatic abscess as a delayed complication following cryosurgery for primary prostate cancer. Can J Urology. 2007;14(4):3646–3648.
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S.H. Chen, V. Mouraviev, J.M. Mayes, and T.J. Polascik, “Prostatic abscess as a delayed complication following cryosurgery for primary prostate cancer,” Can. J. Urology, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 3646–3648, 2007.
Copyright © 2007 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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