title: [Pulsatile perineal hematoma after transrectal prostatic biopsy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A case of pulsatile perineal hematoma following transrectal biopsy of the prostate is presented.
  
  
  METHODS
  A patient who had undergone transrectal biopsy of the prostate a few days earlier complained of a pulsatile sensation in the perineal region caused by a pseudoaneurysm of a left hypogastric artery. Patient evaluation included echo Doppler, pelvioabdominal CT and arteriography. Transcatheter intraarterial embolization with Gianturco-Wallace coils was performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Excellent results were achieved. Filling of the aneurysm was immediately reduced and symptoms disappeared.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This technique is gaining importance in the treatment of pelvic hemorrhage because it is relatively simple and carries a low morbidity and mortality.
authors.affiliation: Hospital General, Oviedo, Asturias, España.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Vallina Vázquez
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez Julián
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vega Gutiérrez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suárez Hevia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carreño Morrondo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fernández Solares
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Menéndez Herrero
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Llaneza Coto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Olay
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Alvarez Fernández
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010502:Perineum