Acute periprostatic haematoma following a transrectal ultrasound-guided needle biopsy of the prostate
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Transperineal Prostate Biopsy Using a Cone-shaped Double-hole Method with Dual-plane Probe Guidance
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A Saad1, D C Hanbury, T A McNicholas
1Department of Urology, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. adnansaad99_@hotmail.com
Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases
|June 15, 2004
Abstract:
Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided needle biopsy is routinely performed to diagnose and stage prostate carcinoma in an outpatient setting. Although serious adverse effects are rare, minor complications are common. We report the occurrence of an acute periprostatic haematoma as an unusual complication of TRUS-guided needle-biopsy of the prostate, resulting in the patient requiring prompt resuscitation and hospital admission.
