Delayed life-threatening hemorrhage after transrectal prostate needle biopsy.
Minor hematochezia after transrectal ultrasound and prostate needle biopsy is well reported. We present a case report of a 64-yr-old man on aspirin and with poorly controlled hypertension who developed severe hematochezia requiring blood transfusion. The bleeding was stopped with digital compression. The literature on hemorrhagic complications after prostate needle biopsy is reviewed.
Petroski
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Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia 20307-5001, USA.
Griewe
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Schenkman
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D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D001241:Aspirin