title: Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Needle Aspiration of a Prostatic Abscess: Salvage Treatment After Failed Transurethral Resection.
abstract: The treatment for prostate abscesses includes a combination of antimicrobial therapy and surgical drainage of the abscess cavity. There is a lack of published cases involving treatment options for a prostate abscess after a failed transurethral resection of the prostate. This is a case report describing a successful salvage treatment after a failed attempt at abscess drainage by a transurethral resection of the prostate. The patient was successfully managed with a needle drainage of his prostate abscess utilizing a transrectal ultrasound guided needle decompression his prostate abscess.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Kansas Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Flores
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Kansas Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: Katie S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Kansas Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: Tomas L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Griebling
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Kansas Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Broghammer
keywords: Abscess; Prostate; Ultrasound