title: Staphylococcus periprostatic abscess: an unusual cause of acute urinary retention.
abstract: Prostatic abscess has occasionally been known to present with urinary retention. We report an unusual case of a Staphylococcus aureus periprostatic abscess causing acute urinary retention. Diagnosis was made by transrectal sonogram and computed tomography scan, and the patient was treated successfully with intravenous antibiotics, perineal exploration, and drainage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 11219, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Savarirayan
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shenykin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gerard
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Wise
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000382:microbiology*