Percutaneous drainage of prostatic abscesses.
Percutaneous catheter drainage of intra-abdominal abscesses currently is a well established technique. We report on 2 anuric patients on maintenance hemodialysis who presented with a prostatic abscess. We elected to use a transperineal, percutaneous drainage technique. Adequate drainage was documented by pelvic computerized tomography scans and followup confirmed satisfactory long-term results.
D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed