title: Minimally invasive treatment of prostatic abscess - percutaneous transvesical drainage.
abstract: We currently treat prostatic abscess with minimally invasive methods, most frequently with transurethral (TURP) or transrectal drainage under visual control with TRUS. We present an example of prostatic abscess drainage by percutaneous and transvesical means under the control of ultrasonography (USG). With a 9F single-stage drainage kit, the prostatic abscess was punctured through the abdominal skin and bladder in one step. We found this method to be straightforward for urology and safe for the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology Hospital in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland.
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zarzycki
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Urological Oncology of the Medical University of Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bar
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology Hospital in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Długosz
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Urological Oncology of the Medical University of Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Radosław
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Starownik
keywords: drainage; prostatic abscess