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Photoselective Vaporesection of the Prostate via an End-firing Lithium Triborate Crystal Laser
Published on: May 9, 2018
[Blindness after prostate biopsy]
J Heinzelbecker1, C von Zastrow, P Alken
1Urologische Klinik, Universitätsklinkum, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Deutschland. julia.heinzelbecker@uro.ma.uni-heidelberg.de
Abstract:
We report on a case of sepsis-associated irreversible blindness in a patient after transrectal rebiopsy of the prostate. The patient was on immunosuppressive and long-term antibiotic treatment. Such a severe complication after transrectal biopsy of the prostate is unusual. Peri-interventional antibiotic prophylaxis reduces the general risk for infections after needle biopsy of the prostate. To avoid severe complications, suitable antibiotic prophylaxis in high-risk patients is recommended.
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