title: Value of transrectal ultrasonography for diagnosis and treatment of prostatic abscess.
abstract: A new diagnostic and therapeutic application of transrectal ultrasonography (TR-US) is described. TR-US demonstrated one or more well-defined hypoechogenic areas in the prostate gland of 6 patients who presented with clinical signs of urinary tract infection and had only partial response to antibiotic therapy. The presence of a collection of pus in the prostate was confirmed in 4 of 6 patients by transperineal aspiration guided by TR-US, and by prostatic massage or transurethral prostatectomy in the other 2 patients. Ultrasonography also confirmed the resolution of abscesses in 5 patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Beilinson Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cytron
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weinberger
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Pitlik
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Servadio
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013396:Suction; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*