title: Acute pyelonephritis after transrectal ultrasonographically guided biopsy of the prostate: diagnosis by computed tomography.
abstract: Acute pyelonephritis developed in a 67-yr-old man after transrectal ultrasonographically guided biopsy of the prostate. The clinical presentation and results of excretory urography were nondiagnostic. Diagnosis was made by computed tomography, which was delayed 12 h after i.v. administration of contrast medium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, MA 01805.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Dowd
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Cuttino
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Scholz
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography