title: Management of prostate abscess in the absence of guidelines.
abstract: In contemporary practice, the number of patients presenting with prostatic abscess have significantly declined due to the widespread use of antibiotics. However, when faced with the pathology, prostatic abscess tends to pose a challenge to clinicians due to the difficulty of diagnosis and lack of guidelines for treatment. Treatment consists of an array of measures including parenteral broad-spectrum antibiotic administration and abscess drainage.
authors.affiliation: Great Western Hospital, Swindon, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Haitham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abdelmoteleb
authors.affiliation: Great Western Hospital, Swindon, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Fatima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rashed
authors.affiliation: Great Western Hospital, Swindon, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Amr
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hawary
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Disease Management; Guidelines as Topic; Prostate