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Review
. 2017 Sep-Oct;43(5):835-840.
doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2016.0472.

Management of prostate abscess in the absence of guidelines

Haitham Abdelmoteleb  1 , Fatima Rashed  1 , Amr Hawary  1
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Review

Management of prostate abscess in the absence of guidelines

Haitham Abdelmoteleb et al. Int Braz J Urol. 2017 Sep-Oct.

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.

Keywords: Disease Management; Guidelines as Topic; Prostate.

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Conflict of interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Algorithm for management of prostate abscess.
Dx: Diagnoses, ABs: Antibiotics, US: Ultrasound, CT: Computed Tomography, TUR: Trans-urethral
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