ultrasound guided needle aspiration as possible treatment for abscess of the prostate

treatment of prostatic abscess: role of transrectal ultrasound guided needle aspiration

Treatment of Prostatic Abscess: Role of Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Needle Aspiration

The report by Yadav et al. concerned 12 patients with abscesses within the prostate which were treated with transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) guided needle aspiration (1). Of these 12 patients, 4 had residual abscesses detected in a follow-up TRUS after 1 week and 3 needed further intervention. All patients were treated with antibiotics for 4 weeks. The treatment of acute prostatitis has frequently...

Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Needle Aspiration of a Prostatic Abscess: Salvage Treatment After Failed Transurethral Resection

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...

A rare constellation of empyema, lung abscess, and mediastinal abscess as a complication of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration.

The introduction of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) brought about significant advancement in the field of bronchoscopy. The major indications for EBUS-TBNA are lung cancer staging and diagnosis of mediastinal lymphadenopathy. This procedure is minimally invasive and cost saving, and no complications have been described in large-scale studies. In this...

[Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration].

In the last years, several techniques have been developed to obtain a prompt diagnosis or rule out lung cancer. Endobronchial ultrasound- guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a minimally invasive procedure with a high diagnostic yield for mediastinal and central pulmonary lesions. This procedure is especially useful for lung cancer diagnosis and mediastinal staging. Two differ...

Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration

In a recent issue of CHEST (January 2011), Gounant et al 1 showed that dedicated linear echoendoscope endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) needles are able to release metal particles, probably by friction between the stylet and the needle, with a potential risk of injecting particles into nodes. After reading this article, we are a bit confused for severa...