Major rectal bleeding following transrectal needle prostate biopsy

Major rectal bleeding following transrectal needle prostate biopsy.

Fatal Rectal Bleeding after Prostate Biopsy

Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided biopsy of the prostate is a gold-standard for diagnosing the prostatic cancer. It is a relatively less invasive technique and known to be fast, safe, and effective method, because post biopsy complications including gross hematuria, rectal bleeding, hematospermia, fever and chill are mostly self-limiting and the rate of major complications are low. Rare majo...

Technical Advices for Prostate Needle Biopsy Under Transrectal Ultrasound Guidance

In the early 1990's when systematic biopsy of prostate using transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) had just begun, there was enthusiasm for identifying abnormalities and obtaining appropriate samples. Since the occurrences of early small prostate cancer are increasing and identifying tumors using TRUS are somewhat subjective, the efficiency of the method in detecting and staging prostate cancer ha...

Emphysematous cystitis following a transrectal needle guided biopsy of the prostate

BACKGROUND Emphysematous cystitis (EC) is a comparatively rare urinary tract infection characterized by air within the bladder wall and lumen and is usually associated with immunosuppression or poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of EC in a 70-year-old man who recently underwent transrectal ultrasound needle-guided prostate biopsy, after which he underwent ...

Miliary Tuberculosis Following Transrectal Ultrasonography (TRUS)-Guided Prostate Biopsy

Miliary tuberculosis (TB) after transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy is an extremely rare complication. A 75-year-old patient who presented with high fever and cough following TRUS-guided prostate biopsy for his high serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level (13.104 ng/ml) was diagnosed with miliary TB after clinical, laboratory, and radiological assessments. Histopatholo...