Simplified treatment of massive rectal bleeding following prostate needle biopsy.
Rectal bleeding is frequently seen in patients undergoing transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy, but it usually stops spontaneously. We report a case of life-threatening rectal bleeding following this procedure. Bleeding was controlled using an ordinary condom, which was successfully inflated in the rectum over the bleeding site.
Gonen
Murat
M
Department of Urology, Medical Faculty, Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey. mgonen01@hotmail.com
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Sefa
S
D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology*; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index